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Prince Rupert cuts dwell time, clears obstruction, restores productivity
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CONGESTION problems at the Port of Prince Rupert, 500 miles north of Vancouver, has been largely resolved after new berth builders and rail yard construction crews got out of each other's way and restored near-normal cargo flow through the port.
Even as volume surged 28 per cent year on year in the first quarter, throughput has returned to normal fluidity after six months of trouble.
"We hope this growth will continue. We have the terminal capacity for 28 per cent growth. We've had strong years before," said the port authority's development chief Brian Friesen.
Container dwell time jumped to more than six days in Prince Rupert during the busy pre-Chinese New Year period in February from a historical average of less than three days. During the last four weeks, average container dwell time returned to 2.5 days, and on some days dipped to 1.7 to 1.8 days, Mr Friesen said.
Simultaneous berth and rail yard expansion projects, rail service failures and record container volumes that began in the second half of 2017 resulted in the congestion and longer dwell times that plagued Prince Rupert from September 2017 through Chinese New Year, reported IHS Media.
However, the construction projects also produced a second berth for mega ships and a rail yard expansion that increased outbound rail capacity from 30,000 to 40,000 feet per day.
Even as volume surged 28 per cent year on year in the first quarter, throughput has returned to normal fluidity after six months of trouble.
"We hope this growth will continue. We have the terminal capacity for 28 per cent growth. We've had strong years before," said the port authority's development chief Brian Friesen.
Container dwell time jumped to more than six days in Prince Rupert during the busy pre-Chinese New Year period in February from a historical average of less than three days. During the last four weeks, average container dwell time returned to 2.5 days, and on some days dipped to 1.7 to 1.8 days, Mr Friesen said.
Simultaneous berth and rail yard expansion projects, rail service failures and record container volumes that began in the second half of 2017 resulted in the congestion and longer dwell times that plagued Prince Rupert from September 2017 through Chinese New Year, reported IHS Media.
However, the construction projects also produced a second berth for mega ships and a rail yard expansion that increased outbound rail capacity from 30,000 to 40,000 feet per day.