# Prince Rupert (CA PRR)

**UN/LOCODE:** CA PRR  
**Country:** Canada  
**Water Body:** Alaska-Canada coastal waters; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 54.3167, -130.3333

Roughly 770 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, Prince Rupert (CA PRR) gives shippers North America's shortest sailing distance to Asia. Its Fairview Container Terminal, run by DP World since 2015, offers two berths, an 800-metre quay and 17 metres of depth, handling about 885,800 TEU in 2025 after a 20 percent rise. The 2022 expansion lifted annual capacity to 1.6 million TEU, making it Canada's second-largest box terminal. Total throughput reached some 26.3 million tonnes in 2025, up 14 percent. A defining feature is dockside CN Rail access, which moves containers inland to the Canadian and US Midwest with minimal trucking. Beyond containers, Ridley Island terminals handle coal, grain and liquefied petroleum gas. For forwarders, Prince Rupert suits Asian imports bound for inland rail distribution; Vancouver, and Tacoma or Seattle on the US side, serve as practical alternatives.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Vancouver → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/vancouver-shanghai)
- [Vancouver → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/vancouver-shenzhen)
- [Vancouver → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/vancouver-guangzhou)
- [Vancouver → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/vancouver-hong-kong)
- [Vancouver → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/vancouver-tokyo)
- [Vancouver → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/vancouver-busan)

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