Record cargo volume rolled through the Port of Vancouver last year, despite a sputtering global economy and a big drop in container shipments.
An unprecedented 150.4 million tonnes of bulk, breakbulk and container goods traversed the docks at the country’s largest port, a six per cent increase over the previous year, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority said.
Bulk exports — grain and petroleum, especially — as well as container exports and auto imports drove the increase. However, overstocked retail inventories and cooling demand dragged down container imports — and container shipments overall — the federal agency said.
“It was a mixed year at the Port of Vancouver, with growth
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