Vancouver port traffic dips in 2022, hinting at economic slowdown to come
Cargo volumes at Canada's largest port fell by three per cent last year as the global economy began to show signs of a slowdown.
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Cargo volumes at Canada's largest port fell by three per cent last year as the global economy began to show signs of a slowdown.
Cargo volumes fell by three percent and imports four per cent at the port of Vancouver last year as the global economy began to show signs of a slowdown, says Vancouver Fraser Port Authority CEO Robin Silvester.
Container traffic in Canada has continued to drop off as Canadians tighten budgets amid higher interest rates and ongoing inflation.
MONTREAL - Cargo volumes at Canada's largest port fell by three per cent last year as the global economy began to show signs of a slowdown.
United Truckers Association members voted in favour of job action to protest the Port of Vancouver's Rolling Truck Age Program, which will force about 300 drivers to buy new vehicles in a bid to reduce emissions.