With last weeks grand opening starting to fade from memory, the actual task of getting down working on the docks at Fairview is getting closer and closer. Maher Terminals which will be handling the containers when they arrive in Prince Rupert is ready to get to work and very happy to be part of the Prince Rupert employment scene.
The Daily News had a feature interview in Monday’s paper with Brian Maher, the chairman and CEO of Maher Terminals who had some positive things to say about his company’s arrival on the North Coast.
RESIDENTS CRUCIAL TO PROJECT: MAHER
Brian Maher impressed with the local attitude
By Leanne Ritchie
The Daily News
Monday, September 17, 2007
Pages one and three
One of the reasons Maher Terminals took interest in developing a large new container terminal in the town of Prince Rupert was because its residents wanted it done.
Speaking to dignitaries during the opening ceremony last week, the chairman and CEO of Maher Terminals, Brian Maher said he was really impressed with the new facility and the workforce assembled by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 505.
“One of the things that got me interested in this project was that this was something the community wanted. We weren’t coming here and forcing it on people, this was something people wanted,” said Maher.
“We have built here a workforce we think is going to do a great job on this terminal and I give a lot of credit to Glenn Edwards and Local 505.”
Maher is the largest container terminal handler in North America, with its primary operations in New York/ New Jersey.
The company was recently purchased by RREEF Infrastructure, a division of the Deutsch Bank, and there were several representatives from RREEF at the event.
“I have seen a lot of container terminals in my day and I am impressed I came here yesterday and I was impressed. Things like this don’t just happen, especially in an environment like this were you have so many issues – environmental issues, political issues and economic issues,” he said.
“We had excellent partners and we have an excellent coalition here,” said Maher. He credited the Maher, CN and port management teams for making the project a reality.
“That’s my name on those cranes but the only thing I did was say ‘okay’. Because it was everybody else, those folks who said this is a good project and all I had to do was say ‘okay’, he said.
Joining Maher was Feng Zhang, COSCO Container Lines America, executive vice-president.
“Today is very important day in the history of COSCO and I am very happy to be here,” said Zhang.
He had read the story of Prince Rupert through the internet – that the city was founded in the early 1900’s by Charles Melville Hays as the terminus for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway with the intent of serving Asian trade.
“We can only hope that great success and fortune will be brought to Prince Rupert making his (Hays) dream a reality.”
He acknowledged the economic advantage Prince Rupert offers to COSCO as well as the economic development Western Canada.
“COSCO’s vision is clear, it includes strong growth in trade between China and North America and given the facilities developed in Prince Rupert… COSCO will be able to build on the advantages and become a long time supporter of the gateway in Prince Rupert,” he said.
The Daily News had a feature interview in Monday’s paper with Brian Maher, the chairman and CEO of Maher Terminals who had some positive things to say about his company’s arrival on the North Coast.
RESIDENTS CRUCIAL TO PROJECT: MAHER
Brian Maher impressed with the local attitude
By Leanne Ritchie
The Daily News
Monday, September 17, 2007
Pages one and three
One of the reasons Maher Terminals took interest in developing a large new container terminal in the town of Prince Rupert was because its residents wanted it done.
Speaking to dignitaries during the opening ceremony last week, the chairman and CEO of Maher Terminals, Brian Maher said he was really impressed with the new facility and the workforce assembled by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 505.
“One of the things that got me interested in this project was that this was something the community wanted. We weren’t coming here and forcing it on people, this was something people wanted,” said Maher.
“We have built here a workforce we think is going to do a great job on this terminal and I give a lot of credit to Glenn Edwards and Local 505.”
Maher is the largest container terminal handler in North America, with its primary operations in New York/ New Jersey.
The company was recently purchased by RREEF Infrastructure, a division of the Deutsch Bank, and there were several representatives from RREEF at the event.
“I have seen a lot of container terminals in my day and I am impressed I came here yesterday and I was impressed. Things like this don’t just happen, especially in an environment like this were you have so many issues – environmental issues, political issues and economic issues,” he said.
“We had excellent partners and we have an excellent coalition here,” said Maher. He credited the Maher, CN and port management teams for making the project a reality.
“That’s my name on those cranes but the only thing I did was say ‘okay’. Because it was everybody else, those folks who said this is a good project and all I had to do was say ‘okay’, he said.
Joining Maher was Feng Zhang, COSCO Container Lines America, executive vice-president.
“Today is very important day in the history of COSCO and I am very happy to be here,” said Zhang.
He had read the story of Prince Rupert through the internet – that the city was founded in the early 1900’s by Charles Melville Hays as the terminus for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway with the intent of serving Asian trade.
“We can only hope that great success and fortune will be brought to Prince Rupert making his (Hays) dream a reality.”
He acknowledged the economic advantage Prince Rupert offers to COSCO as well as the economic development Western Canada.
“COSCO’s vision is clear, it includes strong growth in trade between China and North America and given the facilities developed in Prince Rupert… COSCO will be able to build on the advantages and become a long time supporter of the gateway in Prince Rupert,” he said.
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