Don Krusel, Managing Director, Port of Quebec Container Terminal Project, Quebec, QC
Don Krusel ismanaging director of the Port of Québec’s project to build a container terminal. Mr. Krusel is a major figure in the North American port world. He was the president and CEO of the Prince Rupert Port Authority for 25 years. Under his leadership, the Port of Prince Rupert created a new container port gateway for North American trade, and as a consequence, transformed the Port of Prince Rupert from a small and regional forest and agricultural products facility into the fastest growing container port in North America. Since opening in 2007, the container port has experienced annual compound growth of over 19% and today is the 3rd largest container terminal in Canada, handling over 900,000 TEUs per year. Direct employment has increased five fold—from 300 when the container port opened in 2007 to nearly 1,500 in 2017.Since retiring from the Port of Prince Rupert in September 2017, Mr. Krusel has worked as a consultant and was a member of QPA’s expert panel on the creation of a deepwater container terminal and is now fully engaged in managing the container terminal—a major expansion project for the Port of Québec.