Vancouver Inlet Dredging Project Kicks Off for Oil Tankers
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 8:20 pm
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has begun preliminary work to deepen Burrard Inlet, aiming to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers. The project, linked with comments by a former finance chief, is moving through permitting processes to boost regional port efficiency.
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan to dredge Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers is now underway
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan to dredge Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers is now underway It says the project, which was recently floated by Prime Minister Mark Carney, will proceed through permitting processes including…
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan to dredge Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers is now underway
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