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Last year the traffic of the goods in the harbour system Port Vancouver Meter is increased of 3.4%
The cruises have totaled 663,425 passengers (+14.6%)
February 9, 2012
In the 2011 Port Vancouver Meter, the managed Canadian harbour system from the homonymous Harbour Authority in which the three harbour authorities of Vancouver, Fraser River are met and North Fraser ( on November 28, 2006 and 22 june 2007), it has enlivened a traffic of 122.499.631 tons of goods, with a progression of 3.4% regarding 2010. The import traffic has attested to 24.230.828 tons (- 0.3%) and that of export to 98.268.803 tons (+4.4%).
The traffic of the goods containerized is piled to 21.674.615 tons (+3.6%). Handling of the container has been pairs to 2.507.032 teu (- 0.3%). The goods conventional has been 16.052.953 tons (- 4.4%). In the field of the bulk the total volume has been attested to 84.473.950 tons (+5.1%).
In the section of the cruises the traffic has been of 663.425 passengers (+14.6%), of which 328,714 to boarding (+15.0%), 323,583 to disembarkation (+12.1%) and 11,128 in transit (+146.7%).
"That to which we have assisted in 2011 - has commented the president and managing director of the Port Vancouver Meter, Robin Sivester - it is the estate of the market of the Canadian exports and, since the international economies continue to face many difficult challenges, the fields of the natural resources of Canada represent a pillar of the Canadian economy".
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