Handling 1.75 million TEUs in 2019 brought the Port of Montreal close to its maximum land-based container transshipment capacity. To keep playing its role as a hub for international trade and an open door for companies from around the world, the Port of Montreal has been investing in its infrastructure. Whether to optimize and improve its existing infrastructures, some of which date back more than a century, or to launch major expansion projects, 2019 was a crucial year.
Viau Terminal: launch of a second phase of project works
To increase the land-based container handling capacity on the island of Montreal in the short term, the MPA announced, in collaboration with Termont, the launch of a second phase of work to complete Viau Terminal, which was inaugurated in 2016.
This phase will add 250,000 TEUs to Viau Terminal’s current container-handling capacity of 350,000 TEUs for a total capacity at term of 600,000 TEUs.
At a total cost of $197 million, this project will ultimately generate $340 million in economic benefits and 2,500 direct and indirect jobs. Commissioning is scheduled for the end of 2020.