Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau inaugurated new container terminal in the Viau sector, within Port of Montréal.
The new container terminal will boost the Port of Montréal’s handling capacity by 450,000 TEUs. The new terminal, together with the work done previously and the second phase of work to be completed in the years to come, will bring the total handling capacity in the Viau sector to 600 000 TEUs, and the Port of Montréal’s overall handling capacity to 2.1 million TEUs.
The construction of the new terminal is part of a broader port capacity optimization project covering three essential areas: the terminal’s container-handling capacity, marine access and road access. The Port of Montréal must be active on all three fronts to establish the right balance between facilitating traffic and ensuring that activities continue to run smoothly.
The Government of Canada is contributing a third of the eligible funding for all three project components to a maximum of USD 43.6 million under the National Infrastructure Component of the New Building Canada Fund. Of this amount, up to USD 27.2 million is available to fund the new container terminal. The remainder of the funding will be attributed to the project’s other two components.
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