Prince Rupert Port to double capacity The Port Authority seeks to addition a second container terminal
The site of the second container terminal in Prince Rupert, located south of the existing Fairview Terminal.
Proposed project strongly positioned to address Canada’s trade capacity needs over the next decade while reducing the risk of future supply disruptions
DP
World,
of the existing Fairview Terminal. With
With Canada needing additional
a global
this agreement, DP World and the
container terminal capacity within
leader in
Prince Rupert Port Authority will begin
the decade, a second terminal in
logistics and
various studies on the proposed
Prince Rupert will be an innovative,
provider
site, with a key focus on steps
sustainable project that minimizes
of smart
required to minimize environmental
environmental and community impact
supply chain solutions, and the Prince
and community impact, improve
through integrated land use and
Rupert Port Authority have entered
the resilience of Canadian supply
infrastructure planning, deploying
into a two-year agreement to assess
chains, and ensure the project’s full
leading edge technologies, efficient
the feasibility of an innovative new
integration into the Port’s intermodal
rail and truck connectivity with focus
container terminal project in Prince
ecosystem.
on optimization of the supply chain
Rupert. The potential project would add up to two million 20-foot
“This agreement is a clear
as a whole.
demonstration of our commitment
“As Canada’s third-largest Port,
and confidence in the viability of
Prince Rupert is a proven driver of
a second terminal at the Port of
sustainable economic development
Prince Rupert,” said Maksim Mihic,
in northern British Columbia and has
CEO and General Manager of DP
been fortunate to earn the support of
World (Canada) Inc. “Our vision for
communities throughout the corridor,”
this proposed project will ensure the
said Shaun Stevenson, President
Canadian trade and supply chain
and CEO of the Prince Rupert Port
landscapes are future-proofed.
Authority. “A second container
The proposed terminal represents the
The feasibility studies will employ a
terminal will help consumers,
continued advancement of the Prince
pragmatic approach, exploring the
exporters and industries across the
Rupert Port Authority’s container
use of advanced technologies and
country while continuing to contribute
terminal master plan done in 2019,
ideas to position the new terminal
significant economic benefit for local
which outlined the potential for an
as an industry leader within Canada
communities, the broader region and
additional container terminal, south
and the world.”
our Indigenous partners.”
equivalent units (TEUs) of annual capacity to the Port of Prince Rupert, significantly increasing Canadian trade capacity with critical AsiaPacific markets, with considerable potential employment and economic impacts that will bolster the western Canadian economy.
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