Port chooses new name: The three lower
mainland port authorities
amalgamated on January 1 to continue as the Vancouver
Fraser Port
Authority. To achieve our goals and move forward together, we have
chosen to market the VFPA as Port Metro Vancouver. To learn more,
please
visit www.portmetrovancouver.com.
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Fraser River Port begins at the mouth of the Fraser River,
south of Vancouver, British Columbia, and extends along the main arm of the river eastward to
the Fraser Valley at Kanaka Creek and north along the Pitt River to Pitt Lake. The jurisdiction encompasses 270
kilometres of shoreline that border nine different municipalities in the Lower
Mainland.
Fraser River Port is fully integrated with global transportation networks,
offering a complete range of services at terminals equipped for efficient container
and breakbulk handling. It is the largest auto port in Canada, and offers integrated
services for the coastal forest industry and shortsea shipping.
Annually, 36 million tonnes of cargo are shipped through Fraser River Port.
This volume has made Fraser River Port the second largest in Canada, generating
$2.8 billion in local economic output and 16,100 direct jobs. Locally, over 350
businesses depend on the Port and port-related activities.
Copyright ©2005 Fraser River Port
Authority. All rights reserved.
