Vancouver: Banking on expansion
As a result of its proximity to Asia and its own status as a growing upmarket destination for consumer goods, Vancouver’s throughput is steadily growing, a point stressed by figures released in early August. But officials are concerned that growth will outstrip capacity and volumes will be lost to rival ports
A dispute over rival expansion plans is costing time, money and effort — all of which could be better spent on moving Vancouver forward in the hope of maintaining its momentum as one of the world’s top maritime cities