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Further information:
Can be requested from the Prince Rupert Port Authority through mail, phone, fax or e-mail:
Mailing Address:
Prince Rupert Port Authority
200-215 Cow Bay Road
Prince Rupert, BC
V8J 1A2
Phone: 250-627-8899
Fax: 250-627-8980
E-mail:pcorp@rupertport.com
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The Prince Rupert Container Terminal
The 24 hectare (59 acre) Prince Rupert Container Terminal is the first dedicated intermodal (ship to rail) container terminal in North America, with the design capacity to move 500,000 TEUs (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units) per year. It is uniquely designed to efficiently handle the largest concentration of intermodal rail business. The terminal was completed in September 2007 and commenced operations with the arrival of COSCO’s Antwerp on October 31, 2007.
Maher Terminals of New Jersey, one of the world's largest independent multi-user container terminal operators, have a 30-year agreement with the Prince Rupert Port Authority.
| Total Area: |
24 Hectares (59.4 Acres) |
| Design Capacity: |
500,000 TEUs |
| Length: |
>360 metres (1181 feet) |
| Berths: |
1 |
| Water Depth: |
18.7 metres (61.4 feet) |
| Container Yard: |
Handle 9,000 TEUs, 72 Reefer plugs |
| Intermodal Yard: |
6100 metres (20,000 feet) of trackage; 400 TEUs |
| Rail Services: |
7 working tracks, 6 storage tracks 5,182 metres (17,000) train capacity serviced directly by CN intercontinental railway |
| Equipment: |
- Three 1,800 tonne super post panamax cranes; 22 container wide reach |
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- 17 reach stackers/toplifts |
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- 27 multi-trailer systems (triples); 50 single chasses, extensive mobile equipment |
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- 72 reefer plugs at 480V/60AMP |
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- 4 radiation portals |
Expansion Plans
The vision for the future is the expansion of the terminal to quadruple the capacity of the facility to 2 million TEUs by 2012 to meet the demands of continued growth in Asia-Pacific traffic trade.
To find out more, visit: Phase 2
PROJECT PARTNERS
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