The Port of Prince Rupert is now Canada’s second largest container handling facility
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The Fairview Container Terminal has upped its capacity by 50%
The port can now handle the largest container ships in the world, thanks to massive Malacca cranes
“They look like a large dinosaur in a sense. //SPLIT// They are 300 ft high and they can handle the largest container ships that ply the waters of the world.” –Â Don Krusel, President, and CEO of the Port of Prince Rupert
Up until 10 years ago, Prince Rupert had never processed a single container
Now it can load and unload ships that carry up to 20,000
The port employs 3,300 people directly and supports another 2,000 or so indirect jobs
