The backlog of international shipping in Vancouver Port is serious
Last year, the backlog of bulk, grocery and container cargo at Canada's largest port reached an unprecedented 150.4 million tons, said Peter Xotta, director of Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.
About 79 percent of household goods come from China, with Vietnam and South Korea in second place. Decreases in imports of building materials and industrial and auto parts have also exacerbated the decline in container volumes. Increases in container exports, especially those loaded with wood pulp and specialty crops, have helped offset the decline in inbound volumes.
Xotta said a 13-day strike by dockers in BC province and continued disruptions to trade routes in the Red Sea and Panama Canal all posed challenges to port operations due to the slowing economy, adding that its overall exports to 142 countries were up 12 percent despite the hurdles.
Grain and crude oil, which were received most by China and the United States respectively, drove a surge in bulk exports after a bumper crop harvest and a record surge in production in Alberta. Meanwhile, the number of vehicles entering Canada through the port rose 36 percent to more than 454,000 as manufacturers straightened out their supply chains.
However, routes between East Asia and the West Coast are generally less affected. While freight rates from East Asia to the western United States have tripled in the past year, freight rates in the opposite direction have fallen 28%, according to Xeneta, a freight analysis company.
国际海运温哥华港积压情况严重
温哥华弗雷泽港务局局长Peter Xotta表示，去年，加拿大最大港口的散货、杂货和集装箱货物积压量达到了前所未有的1.504亿吨。
大约有79%的家用产品来自中国，越南和韩国位居第二。进口建筑材料以及工业和汽车零部件的减少也加剧了集装箱数量的下降。另外，集装箱出口量的增加，尤其是装载木浆和特种作物的集装箱出口量增加，有助于抵消入境量的下滑。
Xotta表示，由于经济放缓，BC省码头工人为期13天的罢工以及红海和巴拿马运河贸易路线的持续中断都对港口的运营构成了挑战。他补充说，尽管存在这些障碍，但其对142个国家的总体出口仍增长了12%。
谷物和原油，分别是中国和美国接收最多的。在农作物丰收和阿尔伯塔省有产量创纪录激增之后，推动了大宗出口的激增。与此同时，随着制造商理顺供应链，通过该港口进入加拿大的车辆数量增加了36%，达到超过454,000辆。
不过，东亚和西海岸之间的航线受到的影响普遍较小。货运分析公司Xeneta的数据显示，虽然过去一年中从东亚运往美国西部的货运费率增加了两倍，但反方向的货运费率却下降了28%。
