thumb|passenger terminal, prince rupert. thumb|prince rupert has cranes that can load or unload the largest container ships. the prince rupert port authority (prpa) is a port authority operating under the canada marine act as an autonomous and commercially viable agency. prpa has responsibility for all federally owned waterfront properties on prince rupert harbour, located in and around the city of prince rupert on the north coast of british columbia. the prpa was created on may 1, 1999 and succeeds the prince rupert port corporation (prpc). prince rupert was among 8 national ports in canada which implemented this administrative change on this date, as required by the canada marine act which passed on june 11, 1998. prpc was the successor to the national harbours board, which previously operated all federally owned ports in canada. prpa reports to the minister of transport and has a board of directors typically consisting of local business and community figures. in the past, the appointment process to the boards of canada's port authorities has been criticized as they have frequently been used for political patronage. ==facilities== prpa port facilities include: * atlin terminal * northlands terminal * lightening dock * ocean dock * westview dock * fairview terminal * prince rupert grain * ridley terminals * sulphur corporation all prpa facilities are serviced by cn rail. {| class="wikitable" |+ container terminals |- ! terminal ! operator ! depth(m) ! berths ! quay length(m) ! quay cranes ! area(mÂ²) ! capacity(kteus) ! references |- | fairview (phase 1) || prpa || 16 || 1 || 400 || 3 || 234,718 || 500 ||  |- | fairview (phase 2) || prpa || 16 || 5 || 800 || 8-12 || 667,731 || 2000 || |} with the completion of phase 2, the port has a capacity of 2,000 kteus. for comparison, the port of vancouver handles 2,500 kteus of cargo. ==history== the port of prince rupert was built upon the completion of the grand trunk pacific railway in 1914 and its development had been promoted by grand trunk railway president charles melville hays as an alternative to the port of vancouver, which was serviced by the canadian pacific and canadian northern railways. in 1919, the grand trunk pacific fell into bankruptcy and was nationalized by the federal government and merged into the canadian national railways (cnr). the port was expanded during world war ii to support canadian and united states military action in the pacific theatre, notabl
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