Container volumes increased 34% for a total of 95,353 TEUs – helping to further solidify Fraser River Port’s position as the second-largest container port in British Columbia. Container export and import numbers were 44,754 and 50,599 respectively.

An Increase in exports was led by marked growth in lumber shipments, which grew 148 per cent, from 55,013 tonnes in 2004, to 136,532 tonnes in 2005. Total exports across all commodities for the quarter reached 778,833 tonnes.

Imports rose 17 per cent over the period. Growth was led by commodities such as steel, which climbed to 267,415 tonnes in 2005 – a 43 per cent increase over the first quarter of 2004 – and automobile imports, which grew 11 per cent to 117,776.

There were 180 ship arrivals in the first quarter – a 2 per cent increase over the same quarter last year.

Domestic shortsea shipping cargo volumes grew 14 per cent, reaching 7,594,884 tonnes.

Fraser River Port is Canada’s second busiest port based on total cargo volume and Canada’s largest fresh water port, covering 270 kilometers of shoreline along British Columbia’s Fraser River, from Langley to its mouth in the Strait of Georgia.
 

Domestic Cargo Summary - 1st Quarter 2005 (PDF Version)
International Cargo Summary - 1st Quarter 2005 (PDF Version)