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GCT wins award for electric truck rollout at Port of Vancouver terminals
GCT, which operates the Vanterm and Deltaport container terminals at the Port of Vancouver, has won BC Hydro’s Luminaries Project of the Year award.
The award recognizes its rollout of electric work trucks at the terminals.
The fleet includes a Peterbilt electric truck that services cranes and another that refuels older diesel-powered equipment.
The electric trucks have no tailpipe emissions while operating at the port.
GCT aims to cut its absolute emissions by 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050 across both terminals.
The work trucks join electric Peterbilt semi trucks already hauling containers at the port.
Those semis are part of a pilot that is measuring the real-world benefits of electric trucks on delivery routes and includes five port shipping companies.
GCT won the BC Hydro Luminaries Project of the Year award for its electric truck rollout at Port of Vancouver terminals.
The rollout includes a Peterbilt 220EV lubrication service truck and a 520EV tanker.
The trucks support terminal operations without tailpipe emissions.
GCT has committed to reducing absolute emissions by 45% by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050 across Vanterm and Deltaport.
The new vehicles join electric Peterbilt 579EV trucks already used on container-hauling routes at the port.
- Who
- GCT, the Port of Vancouver terminal operator, won the BC Hydro Luminaries Project of the Year award.
- What
- The award recognized GCT’s electric truck rollout at its terminals.
- When
- The award was reported on October 12, 2026; the date it was presented is not stated.
- Where
- GCT’s Vanterm and Deltaport terminals at the Port of Vancouver.
- Why
- The award recognized the project; the sources do not state the award’s specific rationale beyond the electric truck deployment.
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GCT committed to reducing absolute emissions by 45% by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050 across Vanterm and Deltaport.
GCT began rolling out electric equipment, including Peterbilt 220EV and 520EV trucks.
Electric Peterbilt 579EV trucks were already being used on container-hauling routes as part of a data-sharing pilot program.
Electrek reported that GCT had won the BC Hydro Luminaries Project of the Year award.
- Award
- BC Hydro Luminaries Project of the Year
- Operator
- GCT, Port of Vancouver terminal operator
- Electric truck models
- Peterbilt 220EV lubrication service truck and 520EV tanker
- Terminals
- Vanterm and Deltaport
- Emissions target
- Reduce absolute emissions by 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050
Sources
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