Canadian West Coast terminal to expand

Maher Terminals is to increase the Fairview Container Terminal at Prince Rupert in British Columbia by 500,000 teu to take operating capacity to more than 1.3m teu.

The expansion will include a second deep-water berth, four additional gantry cranes, and land reclamation to enlarge the size of the container yard. The amount of on-dock rail track will be expanded, and supported by RTGs.

Maher Terminals has awarded the main contract to British Columbian construction companies FRPD and BEL. Completion is scheduled for mid-2017, turning Fairview into a two-berth, eight-crane operation.