With capacity to ship in excess of seven million tonnes a year, Prince Rupert Grain's modern terminal has the highest throughput of any grain-cleaning elevator in Canada. Its eight shipping bins and three tower-mounted loading spouts can load up to 4,000 tonnes of wheat or barley an hour. Using state-of-the-art technology, grain can be cleaned as fast as it is unloaded from rail cars.
Prince Rupert Grain Specifications
- total terminal rail trackage of 17 kilometres
- storage capacity (wheat equivalent) of 202,000 tonnes
- annual design throughput of seven million tonnes
- one berth handles ships up to 145,000 DWT
- water depth of 14.5 metres
- loading rate of 4,000 tonnes per hour
Strategic Location
- deep water, ice-free port provides year-round operations
- direct access to North Pacific shipping lanes
- closer to Asian markets by 35 hours sailing time
- superior rail connections from prairie grain gathering points
Strategic Advantages
- efficient railcar turn-around
- loading rates significantly higher than those of other west coast terminals
- capable of cleaning grain and loading at the same rate
- high-tech, computer operated handling systems
- extensive dust control systems
Products
- designed to clean to export standard two primary commodities - wheat and barley
- will also process byproducts such as grain screening pellets (GSP), feed screenings, mixed feed oats and associated commodities