Prince Rupert's cargo is one-third Canadian and two-thirds U.S., as it's connected by rail to the Midwest and Southeast.
Canada’s West Coast port of Prince Rupert will add two new weekly trans-Pacific services in May, one by China Ocean Shipping Co. and the other by Hanjin Shipping. That will bring to four the number of weekly calls at Canada’s newest container port.
The new services will have an impact on the local economy as the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada has put out a call to hire additional workers, Angus said.
Prince Rupert is a gateway for the U.S. as well as Canada, with about one third of its volume being Canadian cargo and two thirds U.S. cargo. The Canadian National Railway provides intermodal service from Prince Rupert to Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans.