The problem with the new inland port in Prince George since its opening was that COSCO the main shipper out of Prince Rupert would not supply containers to the Prince George inland port due to the fact that they could make more money by sending back empty containers to china and get a faster turn around on the available containers. So eventhough there was a port here in prince george all containers had to be shipped south to Vancouver to get reasonable shipping rates.
Now that the economy has tanked the amount of goods that will be shipped out of prince george will increase due to the availability of containers.
Also part of the inland port proposal here in Prince George is the creation of an air cargo logistics and servicing park. Construction is to begin this year on the first phase of the park and a major arterial road to service it.
Prince George now has the third longest runway in Canada and is poised to compete with anchorage and vancouver for re-fuelling and cargo handling as the airport here has no operating restrictions, can accomodate fully loaded
A380's and will have no intital congestion and fast turn around times.
Allready there have been a few local businesses that have been able to expand simply because they have access to markets.
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