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Client: Vancouver Port Authority
Location: Delta, British Columbia
In the early 1990s when the Vancouver Port Authority (VPA) wanted to double its container handling capability to meet anticipated growth, VPA decided to construct a new terminal at Roberts Bank, south of Vancouver. The design of modern marine terminals requires the integration of a range of engineering disciplines with sensitivity to terminal operations. Klohn Crippen Berger was part of a team of engineers addressing all aspects of the civil engineering for this important waterfront development.
The project execution proceeded in two phases:
- Construction of a $45 million, two-berth, 670 m long caisson wharf for post-Panamax container ships and barges.
- Development of a 40 ha, $55 million container terminal featuring an intermodal rail facility to handle two 2,100 m trains, provision for 600 refrigerated containers, 69 kV substation, equipment maintenance building and gate control systems and provision for up to six wharf cranes.
Klohn Crippen Berger and CWMM Consulting Engineers Ltd. were selected to execute the caisson wharf design, which included extensive dredging and underwater vibro-densification as foundation preparation. In a second assignment, Klohn Crippen Berger led the container terminal engineering team. Terminal construction was carried out on a multi-contract, 26-month fast-track schedule. The Deltaport project was commissioned on schedule and received an Award of Excellence from the Consulting Engineers of British Columbia in 1997. As VPA's flagship container facility, Deltaport's container handling capacity of 500,000 TEUs per annum (20 ft equivalent units) provides the Port of Vancouver with a competitive edge in this fast-growing industry.
Services:
- Detailed design
- Construction administration
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