Port Metro Vancouver (Vancouver)

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Port Metro Vancouver, formerly Port of Vancouver, is the largest port in Canada, and is the largest on North America's west coast. It is located along 237 km of shoreline stretching from Point Roberts through the Burrard Inlet to Port Moody and Indian Arm. It adjoins 8 municipalities.

The Port of Vancouver handled 79.3 million tonnes of cargo in 2006. Bulk cargoes account for 76% of the port’s annual throughput. The Port handled 2.2 million TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units) of containers in 2006.
The Port includes: 25 major marine cargo terminals with 56 berths; 2 cruise ship terminals; and rail service from four railways: CNR, CPR, BNSF, and SRY. Cargoes handled include containers (3 terminals), coal, potash, mineral concentrates, sulphur, phosphate rock, grain and agriproducts, crude oil and petrochemicals, steel, lumber, pulp and paper, wood chips and chemicals. Vancouver is the main homeport for the Alaska cruise business.

As of January 1st, 2008, the Ports of Vancouver, Fraser River and North Fraser were amalgamated into one overall port authority, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. (In 2005, Fraser Port handled 39 million tonnes, including 445,000 automobiles and 373,000 TEUs. The Port includes: 3 major terminals with 10 deep sea berths; and rail service from 4 railways, CNR, CPR, BNSF and SRY.)(Port North Fraser is a shallow draft, tidal influenced waterway covering 90 km of foreshore along the north and middle arms of the Fraser River. Port North Fraser serves the domestic market, primarily wood fibre. It handled 16 million tonnes of cargo in 2005.)
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Coordinates:   49°17'17"N   123°3'25"W

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