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photo: Port of Vancouver © 2020
Proposed Roberts Bank terminal will add cargo capacity — but at what cost to Salish Sea
August 25, 2020
Kimberly Cauvel
A lesser-known yet major Canadian infrastructure project could bring major changes to shipping traffic in waters shared by British Columbia and Washington. If constructed, Roberts Bank Terminal 2, would enable Canada to move another 2.4 million shipping containers per year through its southernmost terminal about 1 mile from the Washington state border.