{"id":93777,"date":"2026-02-18T18:08:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/893507992"},"modified":"2026-02-18T18:08:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:08:39","slug":"prince-rupert-sees-decrease-in-foreign-cargo-to-start-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/prince-rupert-sees-decrease-in-foreign-cargo-to-start-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Rupert sees decrease in foreign cargo to start 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thenorthernview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/41604090_web1_260122-PRU-Port-Authority-2025-Numbers_1.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thenorthernview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/41604090_web1_260122-PRU-Port-Authority-2025-Numbers_1.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thenorthernview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/41604090_web1_260122-PRU-Port-Authority-2025-Numbers_1.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thenorthernview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/41604090_web1_260122-PRU-Port-Authority-2025-Numbers_1.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thenorthernview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/41604090_web1_260122-PRU-Port-Authority-2025-Numbers_1.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thenorthernview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/41604090_web1_260122-PRU-Port-Authority-2025-Numbers_1.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thenorthernview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/41604090_web1_260122-PRU-Port-Authority-2025-Numbers_1.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thenorthernview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/41604090_web1_260122-PRU-Port-Authority-2025-Numbers_1.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thenorthernview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/41604090_web1_260122-PRU-Port-Authority-2025-Numbers_1.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thenorthernview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/41604090_web1_260122-PRU-Port-Authority-2025-Numbers_1.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thenorthernview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/41604090_web1_260122-PRU-Port-Authority-2025-Numbers_1.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thenorthernview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/41604090_web1_260122-PRU-Port-Authority-2025-Numbers_1.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"article_info\">\n<h2 class=\"headline\">Prince Rupert sees decrease in foreign cargo to start 2026<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pubStamp\">Published 12:00 pm Wednesday, February 18, 2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"byline\">\n<p class=\"author\"> <strong>By Alexander Vaz<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- END BYLINE --> <\/div>\n<div id=\"article_content\">\n<p>Intermodal trade at the Port of Prince Rupert is off to a slower start in 2026 compared to last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Prince Rupert Port Authority released its monthly traffic report for January, which showed a four per cent decrease in foreign cargo at all terminals compared to January 2025. Only two of the seven terminals saw an increase compared to the start of last year.<\/p>\n<p>There was just under 2.3 million tonnes of foreign cargo last month, an 86,777-tonne decrease from January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Harbour Terminal saw 29,173 tonnes compared to zero last January, while Trigon Pacific Terminal saw a slight three per cent rise with 771,779 tonnes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreign cargo by terminal in January 2026 compared to January 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harbour: 29,173 tonnes<\/li>\n<li>Trigon Pacific: 771,779 tonnes\u2014three per cent increase<\/li>\n<li>Fairview: 737,690 tonnes\u2014one per cent decrease<\/li>\n<li>Ridley Island Propane Export: 181,786 tonnes\u2014 three per cent decrease<\/li>\n<li>Prince Rupert Grain: 478,447 tonnes\u201411 per cent decrease<\/li>\n<li>Watson Island: 34,542 tonnes\u201425 per cent decrease<\/li>\n<li>Westview: 53,646 tonnes\u201451 per cent decrease<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Logs, canola, oats, and thermal coal all increased in total tonnes compared to January 2025, while wheat, liquefied petroleum gas (propane), metallurgical coal, petroleum coke, and wood pellets all decreased.<\/p>\n<p>Canola saw the largest increase with 112,490 tonnes, a 133 per cent increase, followed by thermal coal with 190,181 tonnes, a 129 per cent increase.<\/p>\n<p>The largest decrease belonged to wood pellets, which saw a 51 per cent decrease with 53,646 tonnes. Petroleum coke was close behind with 79,648 tonnes, a 47 per cent decrease compared to last January.<\/p>\n<p>The number of domestic passengers and ferry vehicles was also down, with 1,407 passengers who disembarked and 1,495 passengers who embarked, a 19 and 10 per cent decrease, respectively, for a total decrease of 14 per cent with 2,902 total passengers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; per cent decrease in foreign <span class=\"match\">cargo<\/span> at all terminals compared to &#8230; .3 million tonnes of foreign <span class=\"match\">cargo<\/span> last month, an 86,777 &#8230; with 771,779 tonnes. 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