New Prince Rupert port facility adds Canadian export capacity just as trade war heats up
The $750 million facility adds up to 400,000 TEUs of annual transloading capacity and could expand to 750,000 TEUs.
- On Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, the Prince Rupert Port Authority, Ray-Mont Logistics, and Canadian National Railway opened CANXPORT, a $750 million export logistics facility at the Port of Prince Rupert.
- Supported by a $150 million Canada Infrastructure Bank loan and an Indigenous joint venture, the project marks the first of a planned $3-billion expansion to boost Canada's export capacity.
- CANXPORT introduces rail-to-container transloading capacity for up to 400,000 TEUs annually, allowing exporters to utilize empty containers returning to Asia for petrochemical, forestry, and agricultural shipments.
- Prince Rupert Port Authority President and CEO Kurt Slocombe noted the facility helps exporters reach new global markets, strengthening Canada's international competitiveness.
- Slocombe cited long regulatory timelines as a barrier to future port development and emphasized that stable, long-term collective agreements are critical for attracting investment.
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'Timing is fortuitous': New Prince Rupert port facility adds Canadian export capacity just as trade war heats up
By a quirk of timing, a Montreal-headquartered logistics company has opened a new $750 million container-handling facility at the Port of Prince Rupert aimed at expanding Canada's international trade, just as a trade war with the U.S. heats up.
Penticton Western News
Prince Rupert Port launches $750M export hub
CANXPORT officially opened in Prince Rupert on Friday, Aug. 28, marking the first major project to come online in a planned $3-billion expansion of the city’s port gateway. The $750-million logistics facility is intended to send more Canadian products to global markets, adding a major export component to the Port of Prince Rupert’s established role as an import gateway from Asia. “The opening represents more than the completion of another termin…
Prince Rupert Port launches $750M export hub - Northern Sentinel
CANXPORT officially opened in Prince Rupert on Friday, Aug. 28, marking the first major project to come online in a planned $3-billion expansion of the city’s port gateway. The $750-million logistics facility is intended to send more Canadian products to global markets, adding a major export component to the Port of Prince Rupert’s established role as an import gateway from Asia. “The opening represents more than the completion of another termin…
Prince Rupert Port launches $750M export hub - The Interior News - Smithers BC
CANXPORT officially opened in Prince Rupert on Friday, Aug. 28, marking the first major project to come online in a planned $3-billion expansion of the city’s port gateway. The $750-million logistics facility is intended to send more Canadian products to global markets, adding a major export component to the Port of Prince Rupert’s established role as an import gateway from Asia. “The opening represents more than the completion of another termin…
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The AI JournalGrand Opening of $750M CANXPORT Logistics Hub a Triumph for Canadian Trade
/PRNewswire/ -- Ray-Mont Logistics, Canadian National Railway (CN), and the Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) announce the grand opening of CANXPORT, an...
Ray-Mont Logistics, CN And Prince Rupert Port Authority Open $750M CANXPORT Logistics Hub
PRINCE RUPERT — On Aug. 28, Ray-Mont Logistics, Canadian National Railway (CN), and the Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) announced the grand opening of CANXPORT, a $750 million export logistics facility at the Port of Prince Rupert. CANXPORT, operated by Montreal-based Ray-Mont Logistics, aims to unlock global customers for Western Canada’s trade corridor. CANXPORT reportedly provides expanded capacity for rail-to-container transloading of mu…
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