Angry Canadian fishermen last summer blockaded an Alaskan ferry in the port of Prince Rupert.

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The Northwest region is not much more promising, although a small new port at Prince Rupert in Canada (the most direct shot from Shanghai) is coming online.

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In Canada, the port of Prince Rupert is about to announce a deal with an international terminal operator to invest several hundred million Canadian dollars to allow its rudimentary facilities to handle Asian container trade, says the port's chief executive, Don Krusel.

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