PROJECTS
Pursuing Growth and Diversification
Trigon is a mainstay of the northern British Columbia economy, and a key connector between Canadian natural resource producers and global customers. As a part of this, we recognize that the world doesn’t stand still and neither are we.
While we handle both steelmaking and thermal coal today, the world is moving away from thermal coal, which is why we’re pursuing several major projects to diversify and grow our terminal. We’re building new infrastructure to handle new commodities that will be crucial to our world’s lower carbon energy future; and we’re finding new ways to use the infrastructure and lands we already have to handle a wider range of in-demand commodities.
Berth Two Beyond Carbon
The Opportunity
Hydrogen has tremendous potential as a clean, low-to-no carbon fuel. With current technology, it is typically transported as ammonia – which can also be used directly as a clean fuel. Trigon is ideally located between Western Canadian ammonia producers and Asia-Pacific customers. We have the potential to become Canada’s west coast hydrogen-as-ammonia export hub.
The Project
Our Berth Two Beyond Carbon will nearly double our terminal capacity, and its ongoing construction is supported by a $75 million grant from the National Trade Corridors Fund. While various commodities may be handled across this new berth, it’s the first Canadian export infrastructure designed specifically with hydrogen-as-ammonia handling opportunities in mind.
Project Updates
July 2024 – Trigon Pacific Terminals surpasses half-way mark on Berth Two Beyond Carbon project build
May 2023 – North Pacific Green Energy Export Corridor Accelerates Transition
February 2023 – B2BC Dredging Gets Underway
November 2022 – Trigon Terminals Set to Nearly Double Terminal Capacity and Advance Green Diversification with New Federal Funding
Trigon Pacific LPG
The Opportunity
Liquid Petroleum Gas, also referred to as propane or butane, is a byproduct of oil and gas production. A highly versatile form of energy and widely used for cooking and heating, LPG is also a lower-carbon and cleaner-burning alternative to gasoline and diesel. It is a potentially important transition fuel. Both Canadian producers and Asia-Pacific customers need more export capacity.
The Project
A lot of LPG is already handled through Trigon, where we provide key train unloading and vessel loading services. We propose to leverage our expertise in LPG, and to repurpose existing infrastructure and use available land, to enter into this business directly. Our project would have the smallest environmental footprint of any potential new export facility in Canada.
Project Updates
February 4 2025 – Putting Canada First & Ending the Prince Rupert Export Monopoly – Trigon BC
September 2024 – Ending Exclusivity and Embracing Opportunity
May 2024 – Trigon calls on PRPA for full and complete transparency on secret exclusivity deals
Nov 2023 – Trigon Pacific Terminals announces plans to repurpose terminal lands for Canadian LPG exports
Speak Up for Open Market Access
Trigon is calling on the Government of Canada to take decisive action to end the export restrictions in the Port of Prince Rupert. Canadian exports shouldn’t be held hostage by a monopoly. It’s time to open the door to innovation, competition, and Indigenous-led development.
Area A Site Preparation
The Opportunity
Industrial zoned and ready-to-develop land in immediate proximity to rail and ship-loading infrastructure is an incredibly valuable commodity, and at Trigon we have 42 hectares of it. Already partially serviced, this is what we refer to as our “Area A” lands, located on the west side of our terminal site.
The Project
We completed important work at Area A in 2024 to improve its development readiness. This included: site clearing (with retention of a 7-ha green belt buffer), identification and collection of culturally modified trees, removal of merchantable timber, drainage and geotechnical review.
Timeline & Status
Area A has the potential to be the site of proposed new land-based equipment needed for the storage and handling of either ammonia and/or other commodities.