Randy Ferrario, centre, with Wajax Hyster sales manager Val Wright and sales representative Curtis Kostyniuk.

Columbia Containers Ltd, an agricultural transload facility based at the Port of Vancouver, has received its first Hyster laden container handler.

The Hyster H1150HD-CH, to be commissioned on Canada's west coast , has a five-high stacking capability and a Cummins QSM-11, 330HP engine.

The container handler will be used to load and off load laden containers on the terminal and for storage in the yard up to five high.

Together with Columbia's fleet of older Taylor laden and empty container handlers, the H1150 is expected to increase productivity at the facility, said company president Randy Ferrario.