Jump of container traffic
Fairview Terminal 2008 quarterly performance
On a quarterly basis, container volumes increased 281% from the first three months (21,040 TEUs) to the third quarter (59,220 TEUs).
The jump in throughput is a result of the COSCO-CKYH Alliance's weekly CEN service that began calling on the port July 8 with 7,400 & 8,200 TEU vessels, as well as the continued increase of containers from the Alliance's initial PNW service.
"Our month-over-month container throughput is seeing significant growth," notes Prince Rupert Port Authority President & CEO Don Krusel. "This certainly speaks well of the demonstrated velocity of the entire supply chain system and shippers' satisfaction with the terminal's performance."
The 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 per year. It is designed to handle the largest concentration of intermodal rail business. The terminal was completed in September 2007 and commenced operations in October 2007.
