The Port of Vancouver placed second-to-last on a global ranking of hundreds of container ports after some cargo ships waited weeks to unload their cargo last year.
Compiled by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, the container port performance index lists Vancouver at No. 347 out of 348 — and dead last among ports of similar size.
The study uses vessel wait-times as an indicator of overall efficiency.
Strong consumer demand drove a surge of imports to ports all along the west coast of North America in 2021 and 2022, causing congestion that has eased since December, said Vancouver Fraser Port Authority spokesman
