10 Facts About Port Alberta

Port Alberta is a joint venture between Edmonton Global and Edmonton International Airport based in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region in Alberta, Canada.

Port Alberta provides transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions to connect Alberta's economy to worldwide markets.

Port Alberta was inspired by the Port of Houston, a one-stop shop for customs and security with a free trade zone and with air, rail and trucking connections in one place.

In 2010, Port Alberta transitioned to an industry-led association from its government-based founders and a board of independent industry directors was established in November 2010.

Port Alberta incorporated as a legal entity on December 2,2012, independent of the EIA and was represented by an industry and government led board that acted as a single point of entry for a multipurpose community port system of inland ports connecting Alberta with the Port of Prince Rupert and the Port Metro Vancouver.

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Port Alberta members integrate various Canadian inland transportation hubs such as CentrePort Canada and the Global Transportation Hub while connecting the CANAMEX Corridor with the Asia Pacific Gateway, and Canada's Arctic and Northwest Territories.

Port Alberta's geographical positioning and collaborative relationships extend business access to foreign trade zone benefits and a well-established network of highways, railways, air and sea connections to important regional and international markets, including Eastern Canada, Western Canada, the Canadian Arctic, the United States, Europe, Asia, and the rapidly expanding Mexican and Latin American markets.

Port Alberta represents a multi-point inland port capacity exceeding 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent units in 2013 with expansion in 2014 to approximately 800,000 TEUs.

In 2015, Port Alberta was restarted through the EEDC and the Edmonton International Airport Authority as a joint venture.

When EEDC was shut down in 2020, responsibility for managing Port Alberta was shifted to Edmonton Global, the region's FDI and international trade company.