Autoport
Autoport, one of North America's largest vehicle processing and transshipment facilities, handles nearly 100,000 vehicles per year. Autoport received ISO 9002 certification in 1997, becoming the first vehicle processing and transshipment facility in North America to attain this designation.
Autoport Facilities
| FACILITIES | |
|---|---|
| OWNER | CN |
| OPERATOR | Autoport Limited P.O. Box 9 Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia B3G 1M4 Tel: (902) 465-6050 Fax: (902) 465-6007 E-mail: autoport@autoport.ca |
| LOCATION | Eastern Passage |
| TERMINAL SIZE | 100 acres / 40.5 hectares Fenced, secured, floodlit |
| CARGO CAPABILITIES | Ro/ro traffic of passenger vehicles, commercial trucks and tractors |
| INTERMODAL CONNECTIONS | Rail, truck and highway access |
| TERMINAL EQUIPMENT | 5 track rail siding accommodating over 30 railcars per setting 50 truck loading bays for wheeled vehicle traffic 4,000 m2 / 43,056 ft2 modern vehicle processing plant |
| SPECIALIZED SERVICES | Body, paint and mechanical services Rustproofing Quality service inspections Vehicle cleanup Radio, CD, telephone, sunroof installation Export vehicle reconditioning and accessory installation |
| SPECIALIZED SYSTEMS | Computerized inventory control Barcoded data collection and processing Radio frequency real time data updating system |
Autoport Berth Specifications
| Berth Specifications | Floating Dock |
|---|---|
| LENGTH | 201 m / 659 ft |
| DEPTH (MIN) | 13.7 m / 45 ft |
| APRON WIDTH | 24 m / 78.7 ft |
| OPEN AREA LOADING | 100 ac / 40.5 ha |
| TRUCK ZONE | 600 vehicles |


