b'SEPTEMBER 2025CANADA PORTS 31(SURGINGcontinued fromoperation in May.Cascadia bulk page 26) grain export terminal, owned by was led by strong performancesViterra and Richardson, expanded in the auto, bulk and containerits railyard to increase the track by sectors. approximately1,500metresand Containertraderecoveredallowforassemblyof2,600m-throughout 2024, with the Portlong trains.of Vancouverreturningtopre- Meanwhile,thispastJuly pandemic growth trends follow- theVFPAannouncedithas ingseveraltumultuousyearsstarteditssearchtofindthe thatincludedapandemic-erabest qualified team to advance surge in consumer demand andconstruction planning and build numerous supply chain disrup- thelandmassandwharfcom-tions. The ports four containerponentoftheRobertsBank terminalshandled3.47millionTerminal2project.Theport TEUsin2024up11%com- intends to shortlist three teams pared to 2023 and 2% comparedthis fall who will then be invited to 2019. tosubmitaproposal.Upon Imports(ladeninbound)potential completion in the mid-grew 14%, as retailers restocked2030s, the long-delayed facility inventories and volumes shiftedadding 2.4 million TEUs of con-to the west coast due to disrup- tainer capacity is now expected tions to the Red Sea trade route.to cost about C$2 billion.Exports (laden outbound) grew 5%asCanadianbusinessesP ort ofP rinCer uPertcontinued to rely on containersFollowingaonepercent toshiptheirgoodstomarketsdecline of total traffic in 2024, the across the globe. ContainerizedPort of Prince Rupert has seen a exports through the port went tosolid growth trend shaping up in 128 different countries in 2024. (SURGINGcontinued on ThePortofVancouverpage 44) Aerial view of south shore of Port of Vancouver.Courtesy of Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.continuestodriveCanadian prosperityenabling seamless tradewithupto170nations acrosstheglobeandsup-portingcountlesswell-paying family jobs across the nation, GCT Vanterm|GCT Deltaportcommented Peter Xotta, Presi-dentandCEOoftheport authority, when the annual sta-tistics were released. Almostasmuchcargo moved through the Port of Van-couver in 2024 as was handled byCanadasnextfivelargest portscombined,andapproxi-mately 80% of the international tradeitenabledwasCanadian trade with countries other than the US.The strength of our gate-way shone bright last year with the port moving record volumes despiteachallengingenviron-mentthatincludednumerous disruptions, Xotta said, adding: in 2024 our supply chain flexed but never broke. includedSynchronized Challenges faced by the port communityin2024 impactsfromclimatechange andextremeweathersuchas wildfires,increasinglocalandLogistics in Motion.global geopolitical tensions, and labour disputes.Thebulksectorsstrong performanceledtheway,with volumes up 8% to 117.9 MMT, includingrecordliquidbulk exports, up 203% to 17.1 MMT, and near-record exports of Cana- With over 100 years on the Vancouver waterfront, dian grain, up 1% to 29 MMT.ThePortofVancouverGCT delivers seamless, reliable cargo ow through handlesNorthAmericasmost diversified range of cargo, and inour two strategically located terminals. Innovation, 2024 the top trading partners that movedgoodsthroughtheportvelocity, and capabilitysynchronized.wereChina(46MMT),Japan (19 MMT) and South Korea (18 MMT). Trade to the US through the port increased to 7% of total cargo moved (10 MMT), driven byincreasedpetroleumexports via Westridge terminal. Key infrastructureprojects at the Port of Vancouver in 2024 included the expansion of Active Vessel Traffic Managements cen-tralized scheduling system in First Narrows.Densification and mod-ernizationatGlobalContainer TerminalsVantermterminal increaseditscontainerhandlingLearn more at globalterminals.com/synclogisticscapacity, enabled larger container shipstoberthandreducedits greenhouse gas emissions. Trans Mountainsexpandedpipeline and Westridge terminal came into'