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Chart showing divergent growth at North America's West Coast ports.
 
Canada's West Coast Ports on the Rise in 2012
First Quarter 2011-2013 West Coast Market Shares. Source: Ports’ published data
 

Canada’s West Coast Ports Hold Onto 2012 Gains

20 May 2013
Canada’s West Coast container ports stayed level in the first quarter of 2013 with the robust growth they experienced last year. When compared with the first quarter of 2012, Canadian ports saw a higher throughput volume in the first quarter of 2013, but a slight dip in West Coast traffic market share.
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Report: North American Wood Exports to Europe on the Rise
24 Apr 2013
Exports of wood pellets from North America to Europe reached a record 3.2 million tons in 2012, an increase of more than 60 percent year-over-year, with U.S. export volumes more than doubling...
 
MOL Expands Service to Kobe
15 Apr 2013
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has revamped its Pacific Southwest Express, PSX, service deployment to provide additional port coverage at Kobe, Japan.
 
Prince Rupert to Begin Work on Road-Rail Corridor
07 Mar 2013
The Prince Rupert Port Authority is preparing for the construction launch of the Ridley Island Road, Rail Utility Corridor in British Columbia, CFTK-TV reports.
Chart showing divergent growth at North America's West Coast ports.
 
Canada's West Coast Ports on the Rise in 2012
28 Feb 2013
Canada’s West Coast container ports saw robust growth in 2012 while for the most part their U.S. counterparts stagnated or declined, according to analysis of each port’s published data. The result is that Canada’s share of total West Coast volumes is growing.
 
British Columbia Log Export Policy Worries US Coalition
26 Feb 2013
The U.S. Lumber Coalition is concerned by British Columbia’s recent log export policy changes, particularly a 20 percent increase in the “fee in lieu of domestic manufacturing” applied to many log exports that will take effect on...
 
Port Metro Vancouver Unveils Trucking Initiative
22 Feb 2013
Port Metro Vancouver in British Columbia has introduced its Smart Fleet trucking strategy, a three-year action plan to improve the efficiency and reliability of the container truck sector and reinforce the port’s...
Containers at Port Metro Vancouver. Photo courtesy Port Metro Vancouver.
 
Port Metro Vancouver’s 2012 Container Traffic Hit All-Time High
20 Feb 2013
Port Metro Vancouver in British Columbia handled a record 2.7 million 20-foot-equivalent units in 2012, rising 8 percent year-over-year.
 
U.S. Lines to Hike Rates on Westbound Trade From Canada
11 Feb 2013
U.S. Lines will hike rates on its Columbus service, loading in Vancouver, British Columbia to all destinations, effective March 1.
 
Hapag-Lloyd Shifts US-Australasia Port Calls
06 Feb 2013
Hapag-Lloyd has announced changes in port rotation for its WAS and WAN services between the U.S. West Coast and Australasia.
 
Canadian Government to Contribute to Port Metro Vancouver Infrastructure Work
25 Jan 2013
The government of Canada has allocated a maximum of C$19.9 million, through its Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative, to a C$45-million overpass on the Deltaport Causeway...