Deltaport Container Terminal and Wharf

In the early 1990s when the Vancouver Port Corporation (VPC) wanted to double their container handling capability to meet anticipated growth, they decided to construct a new terminal at Roberts Bank, southwest of Vancouver. The design of modern marine terminals requires integration of a range of engineering disciplines with sensitivity to terminal operations - and Deltaport was no exception. Klohn Crippen Berger provided an integrated, multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists to address all aspects of the civil engineering for this important waterfront development.

Execution proceeded in two phases: (1) construction of a $45M two-berth, 670m long caisson wharf for post-Panamax vessels and barges; and, (2) development of 40ha, $55M container terminal featuring an intermodal rail facility to handle two 2,100m trains, provision for 600 refrigerated containers, 69 kV substation, equipment maintenance building and gate control systems, and provision for up to 6 wharf cranes. Klohn Crippen Berger and CWMM were selected to execute the wharf design. In the second phase, Klohn Crippen Berger led the container terminal engineering team that carried out a multi-contract 26 month "fast-track" schedule. The Deltaport project commenced commissioning on schedule in January 1997. As VPC's flagship container facility, Deltaport's container handling capacity of 500,000 TEUs per annum (20ft equivalent units) provides the Port of Vancouver with a competitive edge in container handling for the next century.