Cargo Ship at Fibreco Terminal

North Vancouver, British Columbia

Fibreco's Terminal is located on the north shore of Burrard Inlet in the Port of Vancouver. The land site comprises 9.3 hectares owned by Fibreco and 5.8 hectares of water lot are leased from the Vancouver Port Authority to accommodate the shipping berth.

Constructed in 1979, this Terminal is one of the most modern and largest wood chip handling facilities in the world, with a present capacity of about 2 million tonnes per year. The ship berth can handle vessels up to 265 metres long with 11.5 metres draught. Chips are loaded under pneumatic pressures at a rate of up to 1000 metric tons per hour, with an articulated chip flinger directing chips into every corner of the ship's hold.

The terminal is capable of storing and handling four different species with a total storage capacity of 75,000 BDMTs.

Aerial View of Terminal

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Fibreco Terminal, North Vancouver, BC