The Port of Vancouver has released the 2019 year-end statistics for cargo and passengers. Overall, cargo through the port was 144 million metric tonnes for the year, down 2percent from the 2018 record of 147 million metric tonnes but the second highest in port history. Sectors that experienced declines, including foreign petroleum products and domestic forest products, were offset by record growth in other sectors including potash, grain and containers. With projected long-term growth in container trade, the port authority is leading two container terminal projects and has partnered with government and industry to invest in road and rail and other infrastructure projects to support a more fluid supply chain.
