Port of Vancouver, B.C., sees 11% rise in cargo for 2004

Port of Vancouver, B.C., sees 11% rise in cargo for 2004    The port of Vancouver, British Colombia, handled 73.9 million tons of cargo in 2004, an 11 percent increase over 2003.
   Container volume increased 8 percent to 1.66 million TEUs last year.
   Dry bulk shipments increased 12 percent to 49.2 million tons, while coal, the single-largest commodity shipped through the port, rose 2 percent to 24.7 million tons. Shipments of potash increased 28 percent to 5.9 million tons. Sulphur shipments increased 16 percent to 6.2 million tons shipped. Major grain volumes increased 27 percent to 8.5 million tons. Lumber shipments rose 22 percent to 2.3 million tons.
   “The port of Vancouver enjoyed an outstanding year for the shipment of most commodities in 2004 with high Asian demand for Canadian exports and strong Canadian demand for Asian-manufactured goods,” said David Stowe, chairman, Vancouver Port Authority. “This trend is expected to continue as we anticipate growth across all sectors with a projected tripling of container volumes by 2020.”