Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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PORT OF VANCOUVER B.C. MOVES RECORD TONNAGE IN '96
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March 1, 1997
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- The Port of Vancouver, B.C. set another record for total tonnage, handling 72.0 million tonnes in 1996 according to figures released by the Vancouver Port Corporation (VPC).
The new mark eclipses the 1995 record of 71.5 million tonnes.
Foreign exports of 63.3 million tonnes account for 88 percent of total port tonnage, up five percent.
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