Stockwell Day, the Minister for the Asia Pacific Gateway was in Prince Rupert on September 15th to make an important and unique announcement. A new $3.5 million investment will be made in the port which will enable all container ships to access shore power. This will be the only port in Canada with this facility. There are two major benefits to this new arrangement;
1. Ships will no longer have to keep their engines running to supply power to on-board systems whilst loading and unloading. This will save the shipping lines' money which makes Prince Rupert Port even more attractive to international shippers.
2. As the engines will be off, there will be a considerable environmental advantage as air and marine pollution is expected to be severely reduced.
The port is now operating at 80% capacity and it is surely only a matter of time until the powers that be have to begin breaking ground on the expansion of this huge Canadian success story.
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