PROJECTS
Pursuing Growth and Diversification
Trigon is a long-standing mainstay of the economy in northern British Columbia, and a key connector between Canadian natural resource producers and their global customers. But the world doesn’t stand still and neither are we.
Unlike steelmaking coal, many are moving away from thermal coal. While we handle thermal coal today, that market is changing, which is why we’re pursuing several major projects to diversify and grow our business.
We’re building infrastructure to handle new commodities that will be crucial to our world’s clean energy future; and we’re finding new ways to use the infrastructure and land we already have, to handle a wider range of commodities that have strong and growing demand.
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.
Speak Up for Open Market Access
Trigon is eager to advance the significant investment in improved market access for Canadian exporters that the Trigon Pacific LPG Project represents. But the Prince Rupert Port Authority is blocking our path with an unfair, anti-competitive monopoly.
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.
