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## Re: Prince Rupert infrastructure question

Released on 2012-06-20 10:00 GMT

Email-ID | 5129451
Date | 2011-01-24 01:26:55
From | aes.jpn@gmail.com
To | mark.schroeder@stratfor.com

Hey Marky,
A
All is well here.A Work is keeping me pretty busy, but that's all good.
A
I've been up to Prince Rupert 3 times for work, so I'm pretty familiar
with the port.A I've mainly been focusing on the growing container
business, so I'm not that familiar with the situation regarding pipelines.
A
As far as container traffic goes, the port continues to grow, with 2010
throughput increasing almost 30% over 2009 to 343,000 TEUs.A The
container terminal has capacity of 500,000 TEUs, so I think management is
relatively satisfied with that growth.A There is considerable interest in
the port as it's the closest North American port to Asia - almost 3 days'
sailing time closer than the major ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.A
The network of CN Rail connects Prince Rupert to all parts of Canada, but
of more interest to many global shippers is the direct CN connections
through Chicago and Memphis and all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico.A
There isn't much of a difference in rail times between LA/Long Beach to
Chicago and Prince Rupert to Chicago, so overall there's still a
significant time savings by shipping through Prince Rupert.A Further,
there are issues related to congestion in California, whereas the
containers can get out of Prince Rupert and on their way to their next
destination pretty quickly.A At the same time, there are still concerns
with the port - the container terminal has only been in operation for 3
years, so it's still relatively "unproven", CN is the only railway to
connect to Prince Rupert so it has a "monopoly" and can charge higher
rates, and there are fears about the Canada/US border and whether
aA shipment getsA stopped by US Customs.
A
Many global shipping lines have visited the port to study the facilities
first hand and discuss with management.A Currently, there are only
2-3A container ships that call on Prince Rupert - not a large number and
all a part of the CKYH Alliance.A It is expected, however,A that an
additionalA 1 or 2 ships will start calling in 2011, and that will bring
the port closer to its capacity.
A
As far as expansion plans go, the port fully expects container throughput
to increase and is moving forward to expand its capacity to 2 million TEUs
by 2014.A The environmental assessment and design plans are already
underway.A Along with that, the port has about 1,000 acres of land that
it plans to develop for things such as additional/expanded bulk terminals,
a roro-terminal,A logistics facilities, warehousing, and so on.
A
The port also had a record year for coal shipments, with 2010 almost
doubling the volume of 2009.A With increasing Asian demand, volumes are
expected to increase.A Ridley terminal, the coal terminal operator, has
expansion plans already underway.
A
Regarding the pipeline project, I am not as familiar with this one.A
Enbridge is the entity that is working on it.A There is quite a bit of
interest, and Sinopec has committed $100 million to the project.A There
is still a lot of preparatory work that needs to get done, and perhaps
that's why I'm not very familiar with the project - it's still a little
way off.A Public consultations are due to continue through 2011.A The
government review process will continue until at least 2012.A
Construction could begin in 2013 and should take about 3 1/2 years.A If
everything runs smoothly, it could be operational by the end of 2016.
A
That was a long email.A Feel free to give me a call if you want more
info!
A
Talk to you later.
Al
On 21 January 2011 23:49, Mark Schroeder <mark.schroeder@stratfor.com>
wrote:
Hey there lil' bro,
We had a little talk this morning at work about the infrastructure plans
for Prince Rupert. This is about trade with Asia, the Asia gateway, etc.
Have you heard any more talk on plans for expanding infrastructure there
-- some folks are real interested (stuff like what port changes they
have in mind in addition to new pipelines that are possible).
Hope all is good in Tokyo. Thanks for any thoughts.
--Mark