Port of Vancouver blows past record 2020 most profitable year in its history due to wind industry Published: March 15, 2021, 6:00am Share: 3 Photos Katie Odem, marketing communications manager for the Port of Vancouver, looks over wind turbine towers that are currently being stored at the port and are waiting to be shipped out by truck. A record-breaking year of wind component imports helped the port during an otherwise challenging 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photos by Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery Fewer ships docked, fewer trains rolled through and some of the biggest regular import and export commodities hit significant speed bumps during the pandemic.