Prince Rupert, Vancouver to snare 20-25pc of inland-bound boxes from USWC
CANADIAN west coast ports of Prince Rupert and Vancouver are expected to snare 20 to 25 per cent of US bound intermodal traffic from Asia, or 12 million to 14 million TEU, from American ports, reports the UK's Seatrade Maritime News.
Speaking on the sidelines of Hong Kong's Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference, Prince Rupert port vice president Shaun Stevenson said his box volumes were up 24 per cent last year on fears of US supply chain disruptions.
"Most of that has remained and we expect it will continue to grow as a larger share of the major US importers continue to take advantage of Canadian gateways," he said.
Mr Stevenson expects this trend will strengthen as shippers seek to diversify supply chains, having experienced the efficiency of Prince Rupert, which boasts of a two to three-day reduction in transit time into North America from the Far East.
The key to its success for DP World's Canadian port operations is its partnership with Canadian National Railway (CN) not only with Prince Rupert, but also in Vancouver, 1,500 kilometres to the south.
DP World Canada commercial director Tabare Dominguez said his plans include a 500,000-TEU capacity increase for Prince Rupert in 2017 and another 600,000 TEU extra capacity at Centerm in Vancouver by 2019.
Mr Dominguez added that increase in quay length and new cranes will also make its terminal in Prince Rupert able to accept bigger ships by July 2017. Prince Rupert capacity overall is to increase to almost 2.5 million TEU by 2022.
CANADIAN west coast ports of Prince Rupert and Vancouver are expected to snare 20 to 25 per cent of US bound intermodal traffic from Asia, or 12 million to 14 million TEU, from American ports, reports the UK's Seatrade Maritime News.
Speaking on the sidelines of Hong Kong's Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference, Prince Rupert port vice president Shaun Stevenson said his box volumes were up 24 per cent last year on fears of US supply chain disruptions.
"Most of that has remained and we expect it will continue to grow as a larger share of the major US importers continue to take advantage of Canadian gateways," he said.
Mr Stevenson expects this trend will strengthen as shippers seek to diversify supply chains, having experienced the efficiency of Prince Rupert, which boasts of a two to three-day reduction in transit time into North America from the Far East.
The key to its success for DP World's Canadian port operations is its partnership with Canadian National Railway (CN) not only with Prince Rupert, but also in Vancouver, 1,500 kilometres to the south.
DP World Canada commercial director Tabare Dominguez said his plans include a 500,000-TEU capacity increase for Prince Rupert in 2017 and another 600,000 TEU extra capacity at Centerm in Vancouver by 2019.
Mr Dominguez added that increase in quay length and new cranes will also make its terminal in Prince Rupert able to accept bigger ships by July 2017. Prince Rupert capacity overall is to increase to almost 2.5 million TEU by 2022.