Tonnage moving through the Port of Prince Rupert was down in January compared to the first month of 2013, though there is positive news when it comes to Fairview Terminal.
Last month, 49,191.8 twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) were moved through Fairview Terminal all together, which is down 5.3 per cent when compared to January 2013’s total TEU of 51,923.5.
Within that total, the number of loaded TEUs went up 12 per cent this January compared to last January, with 43,789.25 loaded TEU being moved through Fairview last month in contrast to 39,099.25 in January of 2013.