The Port of Vancouver has enjoyed several years of record-setting commodity movements with international customers, but new tariffs between the United States and other nations are threatening that local prosperity.
Vancouver’s is primarily an export-driven port. In 2017, 84 percent of the 7.5 million metric tons of materials it handled were exported, with only 16 percent imported.
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