Grain exports push port to record-breaking year

North Shore port terminals handled 44 million metric tonnes of cargo in 2023. Large increases in exports - particularly of grain and coal from North Shore port terminals - helped push the Port of Vancouver to a record volume of trade last year. The port moved 150.4 million metric tonnes of cargo in 2023, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority stated Friday. Trade from North Shore port terminals made up almost a third of that, said Peter Xotta, president and CEO of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. Total cargo volumes processed through North Shore terminals were up three per cent last…