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Port of Vancouver
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Location
CountryCanada
LocationVancouver, British Columbia
Coordinates49°16′37″N 123°07′15″W / 49.27694°N 123.12083°W / 49.27694; -123.12083
UN/LOCODECAVAN[1]
Details
Opened2008 (as amalgamation of former Port of Vancouver, North Fraser Port Authority and Fraser River Port Authority)
Size of harbour16,000 hectares
Land area1,000 hectares
Size350 kilometres
No. of berths57[2]
Draft depth18.4 m.[2]
ChairJudy Rogers
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage141 million metric revenue tons[3]
Annual container volume3.5 million TEU[3]
Passenger traffic810,090 passengers
307 sailings[3]
Foreign vessel calls2,834[3]
Major marine terminals27
Website
www.portvancouver.com

The Port of Vancouver is the largest port in Canada and the fourth largest in North America by tonnes of cargo, facilitating trade between Canada and more than 170 world economies. The port is managed by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, which was created in 2008 as an amalgamation of the former Port of Vancouver, the North Fraser Port Authority, and the Fraser River Port Authority. It is the principal authority for shipping and port-related land and sea use in the Metro Vancouver region.

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (CA) - CANADA". Unece.org. UNECE. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Port of Vancouver, Canada". Findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (1 May 2023). Port of Vancouver 2022 statistics overview (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 2 August 2023.

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