Pacific Northwest logistics patterns : the Port of Prince Rupert as a successful national getaway strategy.

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• Creators:
  Goodchild, Anne V. ; Pitera, Kelly ; Albrecht, Susan
• Corporate Creators:
  Transportation Northwest Regional Center X (TransNow) (UTC)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Harbors
  • Marine terminals
  • Logistics
  • Harbors--British Columbia--Prince Rupert
  • Marine terminals--British Columbia--Prince Rupert
  • Business logistics--Northwest, Pacific
• Publication/ Report Number:
  TNW2009-10
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Washington
• Edition:
  Final research report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Transportation Northwest (TransNow) UTC
• Abstract:
  The Port of Prince Rupert is developing a significant marine container terminal (2 million TEUs by 2012). This port ; will be the closest major port to Southeast Alaska, and co-located with the terminus, and only Canadian port of the ; Alaska Marine Highway System. Located in Northern British Columbia, the Port of Prince Rupert is the second ; largest deep-sea port on the West Coast of Canada. This port also offers up to 58 hours shorter transit time between ; North American and key ports in Asia compared to other West Coast ports. ; The Port of Prince Rupert also presents a completely new and untested model for port development. All other major ; North American ports are located in major urban centers with extensive inland transportation infrastructure. This is ; not the case for Prince Rupert, which opened for container business in September, 2007. The port’s rural location ; may be viewed as both an asset and vulnerability. An asset as there is less congestion, and a smaller population for ; any negative exposure, while vulnerabilities arise due to possible disruptions in transporting goods to and from the ; hinterland on the single-track rail line which is prone to landslides and flooding and the lack of any landside ; handling infrastructure such as warehouses or transloading facilities. This project will gather goods movement data ; on trade between Alaska, Washington and British Columbia from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and PIERS ; database to develop regional flow map. Qualitative interviews with shipping lines and major transportation providers ; at regional ports will also be completed (over the phone). The final report will document results and analysis from ; these tasks and provide a framework for future research concerning the role of rural ports, in particular those in ; northern locations.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT07-G-0010
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17430/dot_17430_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 691.00 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a1e30189e19cf84ad7b24f84ddca07d3b0c99c6a39a3f188c1e9dbccad6bcc20