“We Can’t Ship Goods Without Functioning Ports”

“We Can’t Ship Goods Without Functioning Ports”

By Gitana Savage | MIT News correspondent | MIT News In the small coastal town of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, the port is the backbone of the community. Growing up there, with a father who works as a longshoreman, Chelsea Mitchell witnessed the port’s importance firsthand. From an early age, she understood that the port was essential to the transportation of goods in and out of not only Prince Rupert but all of British Columbia’s North Coas…