While most Prince Rupert terminals saw year-over-year increases in March, overall tonnage has dropped by more than 17 per cent in 2014.
In March, 28,145 tonnes were handled at Westview Terminal, which brings the year to date total to 81,277 tonnes.
Combined, port of Prince Rupert tonnage dropped 26 per cent this March, with 1,681,316 tonnes being moved through operations compared to 2,292,379 in March 2013. This is largely attributed to the decrease in tonnage at Ridley Terminal. So far this year there has been close to 17.6 per cent fewer tonnes handled compared to last year, with 4,908,513 tonnes being moved in 2013 and 5,952,250 tonnes being moved in 2014.