Wolverine Terminals set for construction phase on Prince Rupert waterfront

An artists rendering of the Wolverine Marine Terminal facility
on the shoreline of the west side of Prince Rupert

It's a green light for the next Terminal development on the Prince Rupert waterfront, with Wolverine Terminals announcing that construction is underway for their Marine Fueling Terminal facility along the shoreline of the west side of the city.

An announcement released today from Wolverine President Serge Brisson outlined the road ahead for the project

“This project further enhances the Port’s already-strong standing in the market as the closest North American port to Asia, utilizing CN’s cross-continent rail network, by providing one more significant advantage in the competitive Pacific gateway trade route ... We look forward to a lasting, positive relationship with our partners in Prince Rupert, in addition to our immediate neighbours and surrounding communities,””

The local construction activities will pick up significantly next month and will conclude with the arrival of two custom built vessels prior to operations launch. 

Once completed,  the Marine Fuel Terminal will create full-time employment, in addition to new indirect jobs stimulated by potential growth in cargo volumes. 

Today's announcement also notes that the Terminal will also generate supplementary benefits, locally and provincially, through spending on goods and services, taxes, and provide local availability of low-sulphur marine fuel, potentially reducing the number of vessels routing south to refuel.

The Calgary based company completed its Environmental Effects Evaluation in 2019 and will be regulated by the Port of Prince Rupert and Transport Canada. 

Location of the Wolverine Marine Fuel Terminal in Prince Rupert
(from Wolverine website)

The terminal located just west of the Pinnacle Pellet Terminal will be a rail-served facility, with marine operations scheduled to be operational by the first quarter of 2023, once in operation they will make for the first-ever marine fuel distribution services at the Port. 

Some background on how the terminal will operate can be reviewed from the Wolverine website.

The project was first proposed and introduced to the community in the fall of 2017.  It was originally proposed to be in operation in 2019, the timeline changing as the evaluation process went forward.

Today's update marked the first significant news for the progress of the project in the last few years.

More notes on its path towards service can be found from our archive page here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.