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Break Bulk Port Feasibility Study

The governments of British Columbia and Canada have undertaken an Asia Pacific Strategy that holds tremendous promise for the people and the economy of Canada.  A major component of this strategy is port access, which will determine the ability of business to import and export their goods to markets overseas, particularly Asia Pacific.  This strategy to date has focused significant provincial energy and resources on container traffic.

An Asian Pacific strategy needs to look at all of the opportunities and integrate the movements of all products into the Asian market including those in break bulk form.

Existing west coast port facilities are severely limited in their ability to expand.  The current congestion on southern highway and rail lines is economically impacting delivery times and cost.  The new Port of Prince Rupert will be focused on the movement of containers, grain and coal.

By constructing a container terminal on the Fairview Terminal site, the Prince Rupert Port Authority has removed one of B.C.’s common user break bulk import export outlet.

The purpose of this Project is to provide senior decision makers in government and industry with a port development plan which:

·              Provides a replacement for the regional break bulk and bulk shipping capacity that has been removed from Prince Rupert.

·           Defines opportunities for shippers to diversify their markets and reduce costs;

·           Defines the scope and layout of expanded port and supporting transportation systems in Kitimat and its hinterland region to Terrace and beyond;

·            Estimates the costs and benefits of port and transportation development;

·            Outlines an implementation plan for local/regional economic development agencies to follow.

·            Includes as part of the plan, a sustainable environmental and socio-economic implementation plan.


Upon completion, the Kitimat Port Development plan will contain:

·           The business case for existing and new shippers to use improved and new port facilities in Kitimat and the improved hinterland transportation and logistics chain.

·            Conceptual layouts of port and transportation chain facilities and equipment.

·            Identification of land and water areas; and transportation corridors, required for the plan and affected by the plan.

·            Estimates of capital costs and operating costs.

·            Benefit/cost analyses both from the point of view of port development and from the point of view of shippers that will use the port facilities and transport network.

·           Phases for development that take into account the needs of existing and new shippers and the need for new investments to be self-sustaining.

·           An environmental sustainability plan.

·           A socio-economic sustainability plan.

·            Evidence of consultations with: existing shippers, transportation providers, existing port users, potential shippers, First Nations and the communities of the region.

·           The results of investigations of the potentials for load centering, cross-cargo matching and back haul opportunities created by the proposed port facilities and an improved transport logistics chain.

·            Conceptual descriptions of possible port and regional transport governance and oversight institutions that will facilitate the implementation of the plan and the operation of new facilities and equipment.

·            Indications of potential roles for senior governments, provincial and federal, which will facilitate: required land and water area acquisitions, the balancing of interests among stakeholders, and securing the financing for investments.

Funding Partners:

B.C. Government (Provincial)

Northern Development Initiatives (NDI)

Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund (NKDF)

16/37 Community Futures

Alcan Inc.

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Private Sector Investors

Business Partners: