With commercialization and privatization prompting recent Canada Marine legislation, ports across Canada are challenged to be absolutely responsive to market demand. Ports must ensure labour stability and productivity, and meet exacting strategies to keep Canadian products globally competitive. All manufacturing, shipping and exporting from the Kitimat Valley is facilitated by the private sector. Efficient rail and highway networks extend far into the continent, to access inland trade centers and resources. Air connections and advanced telecommunications ensure access to all global locations.
Industrial labour has an impressive record of stability and productivity.
Transportation infrastructure and industrial development opportunity is far from reaching capacity-virtually eliminating costs related to congestion, delay and turnaround time. Approximately 11,660 hectares of land-in parcels up to 3, 300ha are available for industrial development in the Kitimat Valley. No other tidewater location in BC has this expanse of land resourcesuited for industrial development. Kitimat is more than 50 miles inland of other northern BC Ports by road and rail. With the cost of deep-sea shipping far less than land transportation, substantial economic advantages can be realized by moving products through Kitimat.