Final report - Integrated Land Management Bureau

Opportunities
• Asian economies, especially China’s, continue
to record positive growth numbers, and Port of
Prince Rupert is well positioned to access
larger amounts of their container shipments to
North America
• Asian shippers are seeking lowest cost
alternative in current difficult economic
environment
• New port related businesses, such as
warehousing, reefer facility, container repair,
logistics (such as re-stuffing), bunkering,
additional commodity terminals (such as
proposed potash terminal), LNG terminal,
logistic services, transload facilities, barge and
flexi terminal, Ro Ro terminal, industrial
development (such as pipe reform) and
product assembly
• Demand for new marina berths
Transportation Assessment of the Central & North Coast of BC
Weaknesses continued
• Port of Prince Rupert is a relatively new player
on the international scene so must build
awareness and relationships on a global basis
• Lack of marina space within the four small
harbours (Porpoise Harbour, Fairview, Cow
Bay and Rushbrook Harbour)
Threats
• Worldwide economic downturn has curtailed
American imports from Asia and slowed
Chinese imports of Canadian commodities in
the short term
• Competition from Port of Vancouver and
American west coast ports, especially the
latter which have more organizational and
legal flexibility to respond to economic
downturn conditions
• Expansion of Panama Canal, due to be
finished in 2014, will heighten competition
• Dependence of Port of Prince Rupert on
Ottawa-based federal government decisionmakers
for infrastructure monies, borrowing
authority and control over other
competitiveness factors
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