Prince Rupert Grain Ltd: Canada's Best

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.

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