Incident Shuts Down Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal

Prince Rupert Operations at DP Worlds Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal in Canada have been suspended after an unidentified incident that occurred on Sunday morning, September 3. As part of DP World’s emergency response, operations were suspended and there was immediate evacuation of all personnel from the terminal’s container yard, a statement from the Prince Ruper Port reads. Even though details on the type of the incident have not been released, it appears that it involved a danger of air contamination. Within the first hour following the incident, DP World’s safety teams completed initial air quality testing of the identified container area with no contaminants identified. DP World’s incident command management team also brought an external Industrial Hygienist to conduct on-site assessments and air quality monitoring, the port authority said. As informed, the site was declared safe at 4:30 am on Monday, September 4, 2017 local time. DP World expects the terminal will return to normal operations after the Labour Day holiday. World Maritime News Staff