by CanadianSailings | Nov 18, 2019 | Featured, Other, Ports and Terminals, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
The Port of Sept-Îles has posted its best-ever performance as a cruise ship destination in 2019.
Nine cruise ships carrying nearly 19,000 passengers and crew members visited the city on Quebec’s North Shore this year.
That is twice the number of passengers and crew members than the port registered in 2014, which was the record until this year.
Three cruise ships — Seabourn Quest, Le Champlain and Serenade of the Seas — made their inaugural visits to Sept-Îles in 2019.
The latter ship’s overnight visit on Sept. 7–8 came as a result of a last-minute repositioning due to Hurricane Dorian, which caused havoc along the Eastern Seaboard and in the Atlantic Provinces. (more…)
by CanadianSailings | Nov 18, 2019 | Business and Economy, Keith Norbury, Other, Ports and Terminals, Top Stories
By Keith Norbury
Three major projects, with a combined value of over $300 million, are planned for Port of Prince Rupert in the next few years. To support those projects — a major railway bridge upgrade, new rail infrastructure to support an export logistics platform project, and an import logistics park on First Nations land — the federal government recently announced grants totalling $153.7 million.
The money, from the National Trade Corridors Fund, will provide about half the cash for the three projects, which are key elements of the Port’s plans to double its cargo volumes with the next decade to over 50 million tonnes annually. “What they supported are our top-priority strategic projects, both from a capacity standpoint, but also a resiliency standpoint,” said Shaun Stevenson, President and CEO of Prince Rupert Port Authority. “We were obviously very pleased to learn of the level of support and that the three projects we had put forward were supported.“ Mr. Stevenson added that the financing is a validation that the federal government “recognizes the strategic role that Prince Rupert is playing in Canadian trade.” (more…)
by CanadianSailings | Nov 18, 2019 | Featured, Gateways and Corridors, Keith Norbury, Ocean, Other, Ports and Terminals
By Keith Norbury
One million of anything is a significant measure — no matter what the category.
Port of Prince Rupert’s Fairview Container Terminal, operated by DP World (Canada) Inc., reached that milestone in December, making 2018 the first calendar year in which the facility handled a million standard shipping containers.
“DP World is proud to have achieved the million TEU milestone,” said Maksim Mihic, General Manager DP World (Canada) Inc. “We congratulate and thank the men and women whose hard work and dedication made this achievement possible. This accomplishment is also a testament to the strong collaboration and support amongst the supply chain and community partners.” Mr. Mihic noted that DP World shared the achievement with its partners, First Nations, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, the City of Prince Rupert, the Prince Rupert Port Authority, and Canadian National Railway. “DP World Prince Rupert is a vital link in enabling Canadian trade and this achievement reflects the potential of the port and is a sign of many more to come,” he added. (more…)
by CanadianSailings | Nov 18, 2019 | Business and Economy, Featured, Gateways and Corridors, Ocean, Other, Ports and Terminals
On track to set yet another record for annual cargo volumes, growth in cargo volumes at Port of Prince Rupert show no sign of slowing down. That keeps the Port on a trajectory that started more than a decade ago when volumes were about half the present level of about 25 million tonnes, and which port officials expect to double again to 50 million tonnes annually by 2030. “That’s what we believe we will be handling in 2030, both through growth through existing capacity, expanded terminals and new terminal development, and also the diversification of what capabilities we have,” said Shaun Stevenson, Port President and CEO. Many of those efforts are either under way or imminent — bolstered in large part by over $150 million in funding commitments that the federal government recently granted to the port through the National Trade Corridors Fund. (more…)
by CanadianSailings | Nov 18, 2019 | Business and Economy, Mark Cardwell, Ports and Terminals, Top Stories
by Mark Cardwell
The Port of Sept-Îles will likely fall a few million tonnes short in 2019 of its all-time annual record of 35 million tonnes for volume handled.
But that record will fall in 2020 and in the years that follow, top port officials say, now that the multiuser dock in the Pointe-Noire sector is fully operational.
“It’s running smoothly and efficiently,” says Pierre Gagnon, President & CEO of the Port of Sept-Îles since 2002. “We’re happy and proud of this new world class asset that will help the port and the iron ore industry to grow in the future.” (more…)
by CanadianSailings | Nov 18, 2019 | Environment, Featured, Other, Ports and Terminals, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
The Bay of Sept-Îles has received an overall good rating in the final report of a major environmental study.
But lead researchers in the four-year, three-phase study say more investigation and monitoring is required to ensure the bay’s water, sediments and ecosystem stay healthy. (more…)
