Vancouver Port

• Port of Vancouver moves record amount of cargo first 6 months of this year

  The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says 13 per cent more cargo moved through Canada's biggest port during the first six months of the year than during the same period of 2024.  

  Economy

  Sep 26, 2025
  
• Protecting B.C.’s southern resident killer whales by asking more ships to slow down

  The program has expanded its voluntary ship slowdown at Swiftsure Bank, off Vancouver Island, to more effectively overlap with a “hot spot” of whale activity.

  Environment

  Jun 2, 2025
  
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• Gaza protesters blockade truck access to Port of Vancouver

  The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says officials are "aware of protest activity blocking vehicle access to port roads" and they're monitoring the situation.

  Politics

  Feb 1, 2024
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• Container shipments drop 14% at Port of Vancouver as consumer demand falls

  Grain exports ramped up more than 100 per cent, a boost driven in part by record volumes shipped to Africa amid a surge in demand brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

  Economy

  Sep 25, 2023
• The longer the B.C. port strike lasts, the more you can expect to pay. Here’s why

  The longer a strike at B.C. ports goes on, the more delays Canadians will face on shipments and the higher prices they could pay as retailers adapt to new supply chain snarls.

  Money

  Jul 4, 2023
• B.C. port strike: What to know as disruption stretches into day 4

  Striking workers at B.C. ports have yet to strike a new deal with employers. Here's where talks stand, what the government has said and what impacts you can expert.

  Economy

  Jul 4, 2023
• Strike at B.C. ports could do ‘major damage’ to Canadian economy, experts warn

  A possible strike among cargo loaders in British Columbia could see containers pile up at 'critical' ports on the west coast with knock-on effects for Canadians and businesses.

  Economy

  Jun 29, 2023
• Port of Vancouver CEO steps down after polarizing marine terminal approval

  Veteran CEO Robin Silvester announced Thursday that it's "time for a new challenge" and a "new leader" now that the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project approval is in the bag.

  Environment

  Jun 1, 2023
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• Vancouver port traffic dips in 2022, hinting at economic slowdown to come

  The port authority said grain and fertilizer exports surged in the second half of 2022, but the gains weren't enough to offset a sputtering start to the year caused by a weak 2021.

  Economy

  May 1, 2023
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• Ottawa urged to pause proposed B.C. port expansion

  A plan to build a new shipping container terminal the size of nearly 144 football fields at a major Metro Vancouver port has sparked a rival proposal along with concerns for endangered orcas and the salmon they depend on.

  Environment

  Mar 13, 2022