FOREST PRODUCTS

Port Metro Vancouver

Port Metro Vancouver is North America’s most diversified port, trading $75 billion in goods with more than 160 trading economies annually.

Port Metro Vancouver is home to 3 major forestry export facilities:

• Fibreco Terminal is one of the largest woodchip handling facilities in the world and has capacity of approximately 3.5 million tonnes. Fibreco has permits in place to expand its storage capacity and can add a second ship loading conveyor to further increase capacity.
  • The ship berth – 265 metres long with 12.5 metres draught.
• Lynnterm is a major forest products terminal with capacity to accommodate multiple vessels.
  • More than 1 billion FBM of lumber per year.
  • Warehouse space for wood pulp.
  • Direct access to Trans-Canada Highway #1.
  • Fibreco and Lynnterm have access to Class 1 CN and Canadian Pacific rail networks.
    
• Fraser Surrey Docks is the largest North American west coast multi-purpose marine terminal handling both logs and lumber.
  • Dedicated berth with a hydraulically operated ramp for barge traffic.
    
  • Access to the Class 1 CN, Canadian Pacific and BNSF rail networks.
  • Access to the South Fraser Highway and Trans-Canada Highway #1

Port of Prince Rupert

North America’s deepest natural harbour in North America with significant expansion capacity.

• Minimum 2 days closer from Shanghai than any other west coast port.
• Fairview Terminal can handle the world’s largest container ships.
• Fairview has a current container capacity of 750,000 TEUs with expansion capability to 2 million TEUs.
• CN rail provides efficient reliable direct ship-to-rail offloading.

Rail Trans-load Facilities

CN has built a new transload facility in Surrey and Prince George

• Thornton Yard transload facility in Surrey, BC.
  • 8 acre footprint, expansion capability up to 20 acres.
  • Throughput capacity of approximately 10,000 containers per year.
• Thornton Yard enables mills from across southern BC to easily export their products to the Asian market through Port Metro Vancouver terminals.
• Prince George Distribution Centre can handle approximately:
  • 36,000 containers annually,
  • Direct rail service from Prince George to the Port of Prince Rupert for overseas shipments.

Labour Reliability

• BC’s longshore workers and foremen have signed contracts that ensure stability at BC Ports through 2018.

Competitive Business Environment

• Municipal port property taxes will be permanently capped for designated BC ports and terminals.