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The Netherlands fixed the lack of land for container and oil terminals by creating artificial land in the 1960s. If you look on Google maps you can see that th
by Yeul 1y ago
The Netherlands fixed the lack of land for container and oil terminals by creating artificial land in the 1960s.
If you look on Google maps you can see that the "port of Rotterdam" is actually located off the coast.
Singapore and other cities followed this example.
- AlotOfReading 1y agoVancouver is in a fjord. Building artificial land is expensive because the water is deep and the currents are strong. They're aware of how to do it, because Seattle's port is mostly built on top of one of the world's largest artificial islands (harbor island). The depth of the fjord is actually a strength to Vancouver, because it means they're not limited on ship draft. Seattle is.
- sfifs 1y agoLooking at Google satellite imagery, there's quite a bit of farmland and even a golf course in Vancouver. I'd guess challenges would be mostly cost of land and local zoning politics related,