DP World Awards Onshore Design Contract for Montreal Terminal

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On October 30, DP World announced that it has awarded the operator's engineer role for the Contrecœur container terminal at the Port of Montreal to a consortium formed by Arcadis and Egis, responsible for the design and engineering of the terminal's onshore infrastructure. The onshore scope covers all buildings, container yards, rail yards, utilities and the truck gate. The marine infrastructure remains under the management of the Montreal Port Authority and was launched in April 2026.

Arcadis leads the environmental assessment, geotechnical engineering, electrical engineering, rail infrastructure, and the design of the terminal's main operational and administrative buildings. Egis leads the design and engineering of utility buildings, municipal utilities, crane rails, paving and truck gate infrastructure. U.S. engineering consultancy Moffatt & Nichol serves as a sub-consultant to the consortium, providing terminal planning and operational specifications to determine the terminal layout and optimize operations.

This onshore design contract is the implementation step following the joint development agreement signed between DP World and the port authority in September 2025. In September 2025, the Montreal Port Authority and DP World Canada signed a joint development agreement for the onshore infrastructure. This appointment assigns the onshore design responsibility specifically to the consortium, while the terminal design and DP World's final construction and operating agreements are expected to be finalized within 2026. Onshore construction is scheduled to begin in 2027 and be completed and operational by 2030.

The quantified scale of the project comes from public documents of the port authority and the federal government. The terminal is designed for an annual handling capacity of 1.15 million TEU, increasing the Port of Montreal's annual container capacity by approximately 60%. The facilities include two berths, a container yard, an intermodal rail yard connected to the mainline rail network, utilities and a truck gate. The total project cost is estimated at approximately CAD 2.3 billion, of which the Canada Infrastructure Bank is providing a CAD 1.16 billion loan with a 35-year term, and the Government of Quebec and Transport Canada have committed CAD 130 million and CAD 150 million respectively. As of August 2026, approximately 25% to 30% of the investment remains to be finalized. DP World will be responsible for the construction of the container yard, buildings, utilities and rail connection, and will operate and maintain the terminal for 40 years after commissioning.

The timeline for the marine works has already moved ahead. The marine infrastructure was launched in April 2026, with the marine construction executed by a consortium in which Pomerleau holds 60% and Aecon holds 40%, under a CAD 609 million design-build contract. Dredging is scheduled to begin in October 2027, and the marine works are targeted for completion in June 2029. The onshore design and marine construction belong to two parallel contract streams, and this appointment does not change the schedule of the marine works.