The Port of Prince Rupert will become Canada’s second largest port in the next five years..
That prediction was along side the Prince Rupert Port Authority’s container terminal master plan that outlines long-term potential for the development of a second container terminal at the port’s South Kaien Island site.
The plan, completed with the assistance of AECOM, concluded that the second terminal, along with further expansion of Fairview Terminal, identified the long-term potential to develop 6-7 million TEUs of capacity.
The port handled a record 1 million TEUs and 27 million tonnes of cargo in 2018.
“The terminal development potential identified in the study ensures that we can accommodate the short, medium and long term supply chain needs of Canadian exporters while continuing to provide the unparalleled reach, reliability and speed shippers have come to expect at the Port of Prince Rupert,” said port authority President and CEO Shaun Stevenson in a news release.
The port authority says both the current Fairview Terminal and South Kaien sites are close to expanding export logistics operations on Ridley Island and will integrate with the operations after construction of the Fairview-Ridley Connector Corridor.
The corridor project is scheduled to be complete for the end of 2020.
