Transport committee  Oh, not by far. The largest vessels would be container vessels. We've experienced very large container vessels that would measure up to 14,000 containers on each quay use.

Transport committee  From a current perspective, the example I provided was the slack wax traffic that currently occurs. Our larger concern is really about future demand. Currently we're working with a number of partners, including the B.C. government and Transport Canada. Our outlook says there will likely be 10 million to 12 million metric tonnes of potential fuel, marine fuels that could be exported to Asian markets over the next 10 years.

Transport committee  No, we haven't, which isn't to say that there haven't been vessel incidents over the years. Certainly there is always that risk. However, I think what's important is that you look at the quantification of that risk, and certainly that's informed by prior incidents. Right now our current cargoes are largely focused around the broad areas of agricultural products—

Transport committee  Not necessarily, but the proposal we currently have in front of us does determine that as a number that makes a business case for marine fuelling economical.

Transport committee  I'm happy to. Thank you for inviting me here today. I'll be focusing on the legislation's potential impacts on both current and future port operations and Canadian trade. Measured by the value of trade that it facilitates, the Port of Prince Rupert is the third-largest port of Canada, and its volumes employ over 3,000 women and men in northern B.C.