While overall cargo volumes increased last month, terminals within the Port of Prince Rupert have handled less cargo so far this year.
All together the terminals moved five per cent more tonnage month-over-month, with 2,102,694 tonnes being handled this July in comparison to 1,999,971 last July. However, year-over-year there has been a six per cent drop in tonnage handled, with 12,762,501 tonnes being moved by July’s end in contrast to 13,550,909 by last July’s end.
In July, Fairview Terminal saw a 49 per cent jump in the number of twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) moved through the operation month-over-month, with 64,355 TEUs being handled last month in contrast to 43,219 in July of 2013.