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Port Metro Vancouver Cargo Growth Continued in 2012

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The port authority’s 2012 year-end statistics report shows that Port Metro Vancouver handled 124 million metric tons of cargo through the end of December, an increase of 1.0 per cent from 2011. That included 96.8 million tons of import/export cargo (+1.0 percent) and domestic shipments totaling 27.1 million tons (+1.0 percent).

Auto volumes of 384,000 units ended the year up 29 percent, thanks mainly to the resumption of imports following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 that shut down a large part of the Japanese auto manufacturing industry.

Breakbulk cargo of 16.7 million tons increased 4 percent, with more than half of continued growth supported by 8.4 million tons of logs (up 14 percent) and 1.4 million tons of woodpulp (up 3 percent).

Bulk volumes of 83.7 million tons fell 1 percent overall, with dry bulk down by 2 percent and liquid bulk up 9 percent. Although coal cargo was trending up for the year and edged above 2011 volumes to a new record, damaged loading equipment at Canada’s largest coal export terminal in early December interrupted the flow. Crude petroleum exports jumped 35 percent by volume.

Container traffic volumes exceeded forecasted growth, rising 8.0 percent to a record 2.7 million TEUs.

Cruise passenger numbers in 2012 posted an expected 0.5 percent increase. This year, the port anticipates a 23 percent increase to more than 820,000 revenue passengers.

For full details, please read Port Metro Vancouver's Statistics Overview 2012.  
 

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