Free Tour: The Container Trail

Free Tour: The Container Trail

See the sights and hear the sounds of Canada's trade with the world

By Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

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Sat, Apr 27, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

Location

Port of Vancouver Delta Community Office

5223 Ladner Trunk Road Trenant Park Square Delta, BC V4K 1W4 Canada

About this event

Did you know...

  • Delta is a gateway for Canada’s trade with the world
  • Delta is home to Canada’s largest container terminal
  • The majority of items you use every day arrive in a shipping container
  • Canada exports numerous items in shipping containers, such as chilled pork from Manitoba, specialty grains from the Prairies and wood pulp from B.C.

Join us on the Container Trail to see firsthand how Delta is a gateway to Canada’s trade with the world. From a busy container depot to huge logistics warehouses to Canada’s largest deep-sea container terminal, you’ll see the sights and hear the sounds of global trade in action.

The first part of the tour highlights the following locations:

  • Container depots and logistics warehouses in Delta's Tilbury Industrial Park
  • Deltaport Truck Staging Facility
  • Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility
  • Deltaport Logistics Centre on Tsawwassen First Nation lands

The second part of the tour takes you to Roberts Bank, home of Canada's busiest coal export facility and Canada's largest container terminal. Here, you can get off the bus for an up-close look at container ships being loaded and unloaded at Deltaport container terminal.

About the tour: 

  • All tours begin and end at the Port of Vancouver Delta Community Office in Ladner.
  • This tour is designed for ages 10 and older.
  • The tour is two hours and runs rain or shine.
  • Please arrive 15 minutes before the tour. 
  • The tour does not require any walking.
  • There is one outdoor stop.
  • If you are unable to attend, please let us know so we can give your seat to someone else.
  • If a tour is fully booked, please join the wait list. There may be cancellations.

Before you register: Please register when you're 99% certain you can attend. This helps to eliminate no-shows and last-minute cancellations. Because these free tours are popular, we schedule them often so you won't miss out.

This tour is scheduled throughout the year so check this page regularly for new tour dates.

To learn more about the Port of Vancouver, visit www.portvancouver.com

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Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s role is to responsibly facilitate Canada’s trade through the Port of Vancouver. We work with port terminals and tenants to ensure the efficient and reliable movement of goods and passengers, integrating environmental, social and economic sustainability initiatives into all areas of port operations. Learn more at www.portvancouver.com.

Le rôle de l'Administration portuaire Vancouver-Fraser consiste à favoriser de manière responsable les échanges commerciaux du Canada transitant par le Port de Vancouver. Nous collaborons avec les terminaux et locataires du port pour assurer un transport efficient et fiable des marchandises et des passagers, en intégrant des initiatives de durabilité environnementale, sociale et économique dans tous les secteurs des opérations portuaires. Apprenez-en davantage sur la page www.portvancouver.com/fr/.