Federal government moves to end port strike
NewsWith the BC port strike now in its second week, Canada’s Federal government has asked its mediator to recommend terms to end the impasse....
Vopak and AltaGas in second Prince Rupert deal
NewsThe Dutch and Canadian companies have signed a 50:50 deal to build a new LPG and liquid breakbulk handling terminal at the Port of Prince Ru...
“Beyond Carbon” berth for Prince Rupert
NewsBulk terminal operator Trigon Terminals gets funding for a second berth to diversify into “alternative and clean energy exports” from Pr...
Antenna picked off at Prince Rupert
NewsEarly this month, the Port of Prince Rupert delayed COSCO Shipping container vessel XIN SHANGHAI departing after a crane knocked an antenna ...
Prince Rupert opens Phase Two
NewsPrince Rupert, DP World and CN Rail hold a celebration to mark the opening of Phase II at the northern most container port on the North Amer...
Rupert on the pulse
NewsThe Port of Prince Rupert has announced plans for a new facility for receiving agricultural crops in bulk for transloading to containers and...
Prince Rupert plans new terminal
NewsThe Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia has signed a feasibility assessment agreement with SSA Marine and its wholly owned subsidiary ...
Hanjin receivership causes cargo scramble
NewsCargo owners in North America that were shipping with Hanjin are scrambling to make alternative arrangements, with some boxes now stuck on v...
Rupert to add a berth
NewsMaher Terminals is investing in a second berth at Prince Rupert that will increase its capacity to over 1.3M TEU....
Rupert’s export boom
NewsThe Port of Prince Rupert in Northern British Columbia is experiencing a sustained export boom as forest product producers take advantage of...
Rupert rides recession
NewsThe Canadian port of Prince Rupert in northern British Columbia lifted its container volume to 254,528 TEU in 2009, an increase of 45.8% ove...
Planning for the New Panamax age
NewsWest coast ports have identified the need to address intermodal costs while the challenge in the East and Gulf is accommodating bigger vesse...
Rupert’s gain hides a loss
NewsThe Canadian Port of Prince Rupert’s Fairview Container Terminal (FCT) handled 41,043 TEU in the first three months of 2009, nearly double...
Los Angeles terminal operators "in trouble"
NewsPort of Los Angeles executive director Dr Geraldine Knatz has told the Los Angeles Harbor Commission that the port’s terminal operators ar...