• 2021 September 24 12:10

    Record mid-year cargo volumes through the Port of Vancouver in 2021

    The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority released the 2021 mid-year statistics for goods moving through the Port of Vancouver. From January 1 to June 30, 2021, overall cargo volumes through Canada’s largest port reached a record high of 76.4 million metric tonnes (MMT), up 7% from 2020 mid-year, and 5% above the previous record set in 2019. Sectors that experienced strong growth include grain and containers, both of which hit new records in 2021, according to the company's release.

    Strong overseas demand for Canadian grain products—a main driver of the overall record mid-year cargo volumes—resulted in record mid-year volumes of bulk grain, up 20% to 16.5 MMT compared to mid-year 2020 and up 35% from 2019. Total foreign tonnage and foreign exports resulted in 60.3 and 52.0 MMT, up 4% respectively, compared to mid-year 2020 volumes, due to strong increases in grain and coal.

    Increases in wheat, up 23%, barley, up 151%, and animal feed, up 30%, contributed to this new bulk grain record. Metallurgical coal increased by 11% while thermal coal remained flat. In fertilizers, potash exports increased by 0.3% from last year and sulphur decreased by 20%.

    Container quantities (measured by TEUs or twenty-foot equivalents) in the first half of 2021 increased by 24% compared to mid-year 2020 to a record 1.9 million TEUs, and 15% above the previous record set in 2019, as a result of the strengthening economy and continued growth in global demand for Canadian products shipped in containers, and Canadian demand for consumer and manufacturing goods from Asia.

    To ensure the Port of Vancouver can meet the increasing demand for container trade, the port authority is advancing two container terminal projects at the Port of Vancouver: the Centerm Expansion Project and the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project. Construction of the Centerm Expansion Project is well underway and once complete it will meet the anticipated short-term demands of importers and exporters. Even with this increase, the port is forecast to run out of capacity by the mid to late 2020s. If approved, the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project will provide a 50% increase to the port’s container capacity and will serve Canadian importers and exporters for generations to come.

    The record overall cargo volumes at mid-year in 2021 reflect the continued growth in the agriculture and container sectors. This trend is expected to continue as the long-term outlook for Canadian trade is growing.

    Overall cargo up 7%, an increase to 76.4 MMT compared to mid-year 2020.

    Container quantities increased 24% to 1.9 million TEUs. Import quantities increased 20% to 989,442 TEUs. Export quantities increased 29% to 954,650 TEUs.

    Breakbulk cargo increased 36% to 10.0 MMT. Log volumes increased 60%, while wood pulp decreased 6% compared to 2020.

    Bulk dry cargo increased 6%. Coal volumes increased 7% and grain volumes are up 20%, potash is up 0.3% and sulphur is down 20%.

    Bulk liquid tonnage down by 18% over mid-year 2020 due to a 24% decrease in petroleum products and a 7% decrease in chemicals.
    Cruise season at the Port of Vancouver was postponed during the first half of the year and is expected to resume in 2022, following Transport Canada’s lift of the prohibition of cruise vessels in Canadian waters on November 1, 2021.
     
    About the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and the Port of Vancouver

    The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is the federal agency responsible for the stewardship of the Port of Vancouver. The port authority is structured as a non-share corporation, is financially self-sufficient and does not rely on tax dollars for operations.




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