# New Westminster (CA NWE)

**UN/LOCODE:** CA NWE  
**Country:** Canada  
**Water Body:** Fraser River; Strait of Georgia  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 49.2000, -122.9167

Seven berths, rail spurs and covered sheds along the lower Fraser River define the working waterfront at New Westminster, part of greater Vancouver's port system in British Columbia. Forest products dominate the flow — packaged lumber for export alongside imported steel plate, coil, pipe and structural sections — while the neighbouring multipurpose terminal, rebranded DP World Fraser Surrey since the 2020 takeover of Fraser Surrey Docks, handles the area's containers, breakbulk, logs, machinery and project cargo on vessels up to Panamax. That terminal runs six deep-sea berths and has added rail-yard and transload capacity in recent upgrades, while New Westminster's own quays focus on forest products and rail-linked cargo. The tidal Fraser channel limits vessel draft, so large container services route instead through the deep-water terminals on Burrard Inlet and at Roberts Bank (Deltaport). CN and CP rail plus the highway network extend the hinterland deep into the Canadian interior. For full-container moves, the Port of Vancouver and Deltaport are the obvious alternatives.

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