Red Sea attacks could push more cargo to Port of Vancouver after record year: CEO

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says a record cargo volume rolled through its terminals last year, despite a sputtering global economy and a big drop in container shipments. Transport trucks carry cargo containers at port in Vancouver, on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck Attacks on cargo vessels in the Red Sea could drive more shippers toward the Port of Vancouver after a year of record-high volumes, its CEO said. “We know that the Red Sea impacts have caused significant rerouting of cargo for vessel operators to all markets,” Peter Xotta, the head of the Vancouver Fraser Port…