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Autoport

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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