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A Globetrotting Guide to
the Internet The Port of Vancouver
While surveying the North American Pacific Coast, British navigator George Vancouver stumbled upon one of the finest deep water harbors in the world in June of 1792. In November of 1864, the harbor's first export cargo arrived, a shipment of 277,750 board feet of lumber and 16,000 fence pickets for Australia, was shipped on board the Ellen Lewis from Moodyville in North Vancouver. It took almost two months to load the vessel. With today's equipment the job would take about 2 days. Today the port handles nearly 10,000 vessels each year, of which 3,000 are foreign ships from some 90 nations. With more than 20 major cargo and marine-related facilities handling between 65 and 70 million tonnes annually, Vancouver is the top export port on the North American west coast. As the most diversified port in the Western Hemisphere, Vancouver handles coal, grain, potash, sulphur, mineral concentrates, petroleum products, liquid chemicals, lumber, pulp, paper, woodchips, containers and cruise ships. << Next page Canada Place > > > << Return to Home Page >>
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