Montreal's Contrecoeur container terminal land works go to Arcadis-Egis joint venture appointed by DP World

The Arcadis-Egis joint venture has been appointed by DP World as Operator's Engineer for the Port of Montreal's Contrecoeur Container Terminal project, to design and engineer the land-based infrastructure the new facility needs to operate. In an announcement issued via CNW on 30 October, the two companies said the project will expand the Port of Montreal's annual capacity by 60%, transforming Canada's eastern trade gateway.

Who does what

The joint venture's design and engineering scope covers all buildings, the container yard, rail yard, utilities and truck gates required for the new facility to operate. Arcadis will lead the environmental assessment, geotechnical engineering, electrical engineering, rail infrastructure, and design of the terminal's primary operational and administrative buildings. Egis will lead the design and engineering of the terminal's utility buildings, civil utilities, crane rails, pavements and truck gate infrastructure. Moffatt & Nichol, acting as a subconsultant to the joint venture, will provide terminal planning and operational specifications services to determine the terminal's layout and optimise operations.

Progress and scale

The award of the land-based work follows the start of marine infrastructure construction, managed by the Montreal Port Authority, in April 2026; the Contrecoeur terminal is slated for completion in 2030. Citing the Government of Canada, the announcement says the flagship nation-building project will support approximately 4,000 jobs annually during construction and generate an estimated $750 million in annual economic benefits once operational, with the federal government committing $1.16 billion through the Canada Infrastructure Bank. Earlier project reporting put the terminal's added capacity at about 1.15 million TEU a year, consistent with the 60% figure.