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Dredging of Vancouver’s Burrard approved to make room for big oil tankers
The project will remove about 25,000 cubic metres of material and is subject to more than 50 environmental conditions, the port authority says.
- The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority received all federal permits to begin dredging Burrard Inlet in September, enabling larger oil tankers to load more fully at the Westridge Marine Terminal.
- Currently, Aframax-class tankers loading from Trans Mountain fill to about 80 per cent capacity to clear the inlet, a constraint the dredging project aims to resolve.
- Dredging beneath the Second Narrows Bridge will remove about 25,000 cubic metres of material to a maximum depth of six metres while adhering to more than 50 environmental conditions.
- The Sierra Club warns the project could undo "years of ecological healing" by disturbing toxic sediments, prompting the port to limit work to mid-August through February for fish protection.
- Energy Minister Adrian Dix supported the project last year, stating it "would allow for less traffic at the port and better utilization" by enabling ships to fully load cargo.
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Dredging of Vancouver's Burrard approved to make room for big oil tankers
he Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says it has received all federal permits to allow for the dredging of Vancouver's Burrard Inlet, making room for larger oil tankers loading up from the Trans Mountain pipeline.
·Kelowna, Canada
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Trans Mountain Tankers to Benefit as Port Authority Wins Federal Dredging Approval
Aframax-class tankers departing Trans Mountain’s Westridge Marine Terminal have been limited to loading roughly 80 per cent of capacity due to draft restrictions in Burrard Inlet’s Second Narrows. That constraint is now set to be addressed. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has obtained all necessary federal permits, among them a federal authorization under the Fisheries Act issued by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, to proceed with dredging the n…
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