Port of Vancouver

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.

This article is about the modern port. For the pre-merger port authority, see Port of Vancouver (1964–2008). For the port of Vancouver, Washington, see Port of Vancouver USA.
Port of Vancouver
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Location
CountryCanada
LocationVancouver, British Columbia
Coordinates49°16′37″N 123°07′15″W
UN/LOCODECAVAN
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
Draft depth18.4 m.
ChairJudy Rogers
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage141 million metric revenue tons
Annual container volume3.5 million TEU
Passenger traffic810,090 passengers
307 sailings
Foreign vessel calls2,834
Major marine terminals27
Website
www.portvancouver.com
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