Vancouver (CA): port calls and disruption history

Name: Vancouver (CA) daily port calls and volume estimates
Creator: World Freight Monitor

Vancouver (CA) recorded a mean of 6.1 port calls a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026), compared with 5.7 in the previous 28 days (+5.9%). The archive records 2 disruptions at this port.

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Key facts

Country: Canada
UN/LOCODE: CAVAN
Rank by daily calls: 159 of 2,065 PortWatch ports
Mean daily calls, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026: 6.5
Recorded events: 2
Data through: 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026)

Vancouver (CA) averaged 6.1 port calls a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-11.
Vancouver (CA) ranks 159 among IMF PortWatch ports by mean daily calls between 1 September 2025 and 31 August 2026.

Disruption history

2 recorded events, newest first.

Events at Vancouver (CA)
Start	Event	Type	Status	Severity
2024-11-04	Lockout of ship and dock foremen stops British Columbia ports	Labour action	ended	3 Significant
2023-07-01	Longshore strike stops cargo at British Columbia ports	Labour action	ended	3 Significant

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Port calls

Vancouver (CA), port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 1 calls per day on 2026-07-26 to 12 calls per day on 2026-07-22, with a mean of 6.0 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 9 calls per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Vancouver (CA), port calls, last 120 days (calls per day).
Date	calls per day
2026-05-17	8
2026-05-18	5
2026-05-19	8
2026-05-20	6
2026-05-21	8
2026-05-22	5
2026-05-23	5
2026-05-24	10
2026-05-25	7
2026-05-26	3
2026-05-27	4
2026-05-28	4
2026-05-29	10
2026-05-30	8
2026-05-31	8
2026-06-01	5
2026-06-02	5
2026-06-03	8
2026-06-04	3
2026-06-05	5
2026-06-06	7
2026-06-07	9
2026-06-08	5
2026-06-09	4
2026-06-10	10
2026-06-11	5
2026-06-12	4
2026-06-13	5
2026-06-14	7
2026-06-15	6
2026-06-16	7
2026-06-17	4
2026-06-18	9
2026-06-19	6
2026-06-20	3
2026-06-21	10
2026-06-22	7
2026-06-23	5
2026-06-24	6
2026-06-25	6
2026-06-26	5
2026-06-27	6
2026-06-28	8
2026-06-29	7
2026-06-30	4
2026-07-01	4
2026-07-02	5
2026-07-03	8
2026-07-04	7
2026-07-05	2
2026-07-06	8
2026-07-07	4
2026-07-08	5
2026-07-09	4
2026-07-10	9
2026-07-11	4
2026-07-12	5
2026-07-13	6
2026-07-14	7
2026-07-15	7
2026-07-16	6
2026-07-17	6
2026-07-18	8
2026-07-19	6
2026-07-20	4
2026-07-21	3
2026-07-22	12
2026-07-23	3
2026-07-24	7
2026-07-25	7
2026-07-26	1
2026-07-27	9
2026-07-28	4
2026-07-29	4
2026-07-30	6
2026-07-31	6
2026-08-01	5
2026-08-02	1
2026-08-03	9
2026-08-04	7
2026-08-05	4
2026-08-06	8
2026-08-07	4
2026-08-08	6
2026-08-09	10
2026-08-10	6
2026-08-11	6
2026-08-12	6
2026-08-13	5
2026-08-14	6
2026-08-15	10
2026-08-16	4
2026-08-17	7
2026-08-18	7
2026-08-19	6
2026-08-20	10
2026-08-21	7
2026-08-22	8
2026-08-23	3
2026-08-24	5
2026-08-25	5
2026-08-26	8
2026-08-27	4
2026-08-28	6
2026-08-29	4
2026-08-30	10
2026-08-31	4
2026-09-01	5
2026-09-02	6
2026-09-03	3
2026-09-04	12
2026-09-05	8
2026-09-06	4
2026-09-07	1
2026-09-08	5
2026-09-09	4
2026-09-10	5
2026-09-11	9

Container ship port calls

Vancouver (CA), container ship port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2026-05-18 to 3 calls per day on 2026-07-19, with a mean of 0.8 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 1 calls per day.

Vancouver (CA), container ship port calls, last 120 days (calls per day).
Date	calls per day
2026-05-17	1
2026-05-18	0
2026-05-19	0
2026-05-20	2
2026-05-21	1
2026-05-22	0
2026-05-23	1
2026-05-24	2
2026-05-25	1
2026-05-26	0
2026-05-27	2
2026-05-28	0
2026-05-29	1
2026-05-30	2
2026-05-31	1
2026-06-01	0
2026-06-02	0
2026-06-03	2
2026-06-04	0
2026-06-05	0
2026-06-06	1
2026-06-07	2
2026-06-08	0
2026-06-09	0
2026-06-10	2
2026-06-11	1
2026-06-12	0
2026-06-13	0
2026-06-14	2
2026-06-15	0
2026-06-16	1
2026-06-17	1
2026-06-18	0
2026-06-19	1
2026-06-20	1
2026-06-21	2
2026-06-22	0
2026-06-23	0
2026-06-24	1
2026-06-25	1
2026-06-26	1
2026-06-27	1
2026-06-28	1
2026-06-29	1
2026-06-30	0
2026-07-01	1
2026-07-02	0
2026-07-03	1
2026-07-04	1
2026-07-05	1
2026-07-06	0
2026-07-07	0
2026-07-08	2
2026-07-09	0
2026-07-10	1
2026-07-11	1
2026-07-12	1
2026-07-13	0
2026-07-14	0
2026-07-15	2
2026-07-16	0
2026-07-17	1
2026-07-18	1
2026-07-19	3
2026-07-20	0
2026-07-21	0
2026-07-22	2
2026-07-23	0
2026-07-24	0
2026-07-25	1
2026-07-26	1
2026-07-27	1
2026-07-28	1
2026-07-29	1
2026-07-30	1
2026-07-31	0
2026-08-01	1
2026-08-02	0
2026-08-03	2
2026-08-04	0
2026-08-05	0
2026-08-06	2
2026-08-07	1
2026-08-08	0
2026-08-09	1
2026-08-10	1
2026-08-11	1
2026-08-12	0
2026-08-13	2
2026-08-14	0
2026-08-15	1
2026-08-16	0
2026-08-17	1
2026-08-18	0
2026-08-19	2
2026-08-20	0
2026-08-21	0
2026-08-22	1
2026-08-23	1
2026-08-24	0
2026-08-25	1
2026-08-26	2
2026-08-27	0
2026-08-28	0
2026-08-29	1
2026-08-30	2
2026-08-31	1
2026-09-01	0
2026-09-02	1
2026-09-03	0
2026-09-04	0
2026-09-05	2
2026-09-06	2
2026-09-07	0
2026-09-08	0
2026-09-09	0
2026-09-10	1
2026-09-11	1

Tanker port calls

Vancouver (CA), tanker port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2026-05-18 to 5 calls per day on 2026-07-24, with a mean of 1.4 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 2 calls per day.

Vancouver (CA), tanker port calls, last 120 days (calls per day).
Date	calls per day
2026-05-17	2
2026-05-18	0
2026-05-19	3
2026-05-20	0
2026-05-21	2
2026-05-22	0
2026-05-23	1
2026-05-24	3
2026-05-25	0
2026-05-26	1
2026-05-27	2
2026-05-28	1
2026-05-29	1
2026-05-30	2
2026-05-31	4
2026-06-01	0
2026-06-02	4
2026-06-03	0
2026-06-04	0
2026-06-05	0
2026-06-06	2
2026-06-07	3
2026-06-08	2
2026-06-09	1
2026-06-10	4
2026-06-11	1
2026-06-12	1
2026-06-13	1
2026-06-14	2
2026-06-15	2
2026-06-16	2
2026-06-17	0
2026-06-18	3
2026-06-19	0
2026-06-20	0
2026-06-21	3
2026-06-22	3
2026-06-23	2
2026-06-24	2
2026-06-25	0
2026-06-26	0
2026-06-27	0
2026-06-28	1
2026-06-29	2
2026-06-30	1
2026-07-01	0
2026-07-02	1
2026-07-03	2
2026-07-04	2
2026-07-05	1
2026-07-06	3
2026-07-07	2
2026-07-08	0
2026-07-09	2
2026-07-10	2
2026-07-11	0
2026-07-12	2
2026-07-13	2
2026-07-14	3
2026-07-15	1
2026-07-16	0
2026-07-17	1
2026-07-18	3
2026-07-19	1
2026-07-20	2
2026-07-21	2
2026-07-22	2
2026-07-23	0
2026-07-24	5
2026-07-25	0
2026-07-26	0
2026-07-27	3
2026-07-28	1
2026-07-29	0
2026-07-30	2
2026-07-31	1
2026-08-01	2
2026-08-02	0
2026-08-03	2
2026-08-04	3
2026-08-05	1
2026-08-06	0
2026-08-07	2
2026-08-08	2
2026-08-09	4
2026-08-10	1
2026-08-11	2
2026-08-12	0
2026-08-13	1
2026-08-14	2
2026-08-15	4
2026-08-16	1
2026-08-17	1
2026-08-18	1
2026-08-19	2
2026-08-20	3
2026-08-21	0
2026-08-22	1
2026-08-23	1
2026-08-24	0
2026-08-25	1
2026-08-26	3
2026-08-27	1
2026-08-28	0
2026-08-29	3
2026-08-30	1
2026-08-31	1
2026-09-01	0
2026-09-02	1
2026-09-03	0
2026-09-04	2
2026-09-05	3
2026-09-06	1
2026-09-07	0
2026-09-08	2
2026-09-09	0
2026-09-10	0
2026-09-11	2

Dry bulk port calls

Vancouver (CA), dry bulk port calls, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2026-05-27 to 9 calls per day on 2026-09-04, with a mean of 3.5 calls per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 6 calls per day.

Vancouver (CA), dry bulk port calls, last 120 days (calls per day).
Date	calls per day
2026-05-17	5
2026-05-18	5
2026-05-19	3
2026-05-20	4
2026-05-21	5
2026-05-22	5
2026-05-23	3
2026-05-24	5
2026-05-25	6
2026-05-26	2
2026-05-27	0
2026-05-28	3
2026-05-29	8
2026-05-30	4
2026-05-31	2
2026-06-01	4
2026-06-02	1
2026-06-03	6
2026-06-04	3
2026-06-05	4
2026-06-06	4
2026-06-07	4
2026-06-08	3
2026-06-09	2
2026-06-10	4
2026-06-11	3
2026-06-12	3
2026-06-13	4
2026-06-14	3
2026-06-15	4
2026-06-16	3
2026-06-17	3
2026-06-18	5
2026-06-19	5
2026-06-20	2
2026-06-21	3
2026-06-22	3
2026-06-23	3
2026-06-24	2
2026-06-25	3
2026-06-26	4
2026-06-27	4
2026-06-28	6
2026-06-29	4
2026-06-30	3
2026-07-01	3
2026-07-02	4
2026-07-03	4
2026-07-04	4
2026-07-05	0
2026-07-06	4
2026-07-07	2
2026-07-08	3
2026-07-09	2
2026-07-10	6
2026-07-11	2
2026-07-12	2
2026-07-13	4
2026-07-14	4
2026-07-15	4
2026-07-16	5
2026-07-17	3
2026-07-18	4
2026-07-19	2
2026-07-20	2
2026-07-21	1
2026-07-22	6
2026-07-23	3
2026-07-24	2
2026-07-25	6
2026-07-26	0
2026-07-27	5
2026-07-28	2
2026-07-29	2
2026-07-30	3
2026-07-31	5
2026-08-01	2
2026-08-02	1
2026-08-03	5
2026-08-04	3
2026-08-05	3
2026-08-06	6
2026-08-07	1
2026-08-08	4
2026-08-09	5
2026-08-10	4
2026-08-11	3
2026-08-12	6
2026-08-13	2
2026-08-14	3
2026-08-15	5
2026-08-16	3
2026-08-17	5
2026-08-18	4
2026-08-19	1
2026-08-20	7
2026-08-21	5
2026-08-22	6
2026-08-23	1
2026-08-24	5
2026-08-25	3
2026-08-26	3
2026-08-27	2
2026-08-28	6
2026-08-29	0
2026-08-30	7
2026-08-31	1
2026-09-01	5
2026-09-02	4
2026-09-03	3
2026-09-04	9
2026-09-05	3
2026-09-06	1
2026-09-07	1
2026-09-08	2
2026-09-09	4
2026-09-10	4
2026-09-11	6

Estimated import volume

Vancouver (CA), estimated import volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 metric tons per day on 2026-05-17 to 484,934 metric tons per day on 2026-06-10, with a mean of 76,837.0 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 197,610 metric tons per day.

Vancouver (CA), estimated import volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Date	metric tons per day
2026-05-17	0
2026-05-18	1,413
2026-05-19	0
2026-05-20	478,953
2026-05-21	74,525
2026-05-22	4,850
2026-05-23	331,747
2026-05-24	18,007
2026-05-25	9,397
2026-05-26	1,413
2026-05-27	61,088
2026-05-28	523
2026-05-29	99,106
2026-05-30	278,405
2026-05-31	101,895
2026-06-01	0
2026-06-02	0
2026-06-03	155,889
2026-06-04	30,099
2026-06-05	1,413
2026-06-06	10,323
2026-06-07	298,990
2026-06-08	0
2026-06-09	37,677
2026-06-10	484,934
2026-06-11	0
2026-06-12	0
2026-06-13	10,335
2026-06-14	0
2026-06-15	33,254
2026-06-16	98,519
2026-06-17	0
2026-06-18	2,826
2026-06-19	98,519
2026-06-20	168,853
2026-06-21	55,729
2026-06-22	4,654
2026-06-23	0
2026-06-24	32,963
2026-06-25	189,420
2026-06-26	98,519
2026-06-27	75,525
2026-06-28	47,185
2026-06-29	186,843
2026-06-30	0
2026-07-01	218,276
2026-07-02	0
2026-07-03	94,639
2026-07-04	72,319
2026-07-05	0
2026-07-06	184
2026-07-07	0
2026-07-08	72,763
2026-07-09	0
2026-07-10	218,184
2026-07-11	0
2026-07-12	213,627
2026-07-13	0
2026-07-14	11,502
2026-07-15	304,903
2026-07-16	1,571
2026-07-17	112,673
2026-07-18	123,304
2026-07-19	98,437
2026-07-20	0
2026-07-21	4,110
2026-07-22	224,523
2026-07-23	0
2026-07-24	831
2026-07-25	36,178
2026-07-26	91,793
2026-07-27	153,219
2026-07-28	57,434
2026-07-29	286,394
2026-07-30	4,110
2026-07-31	2,826
2026-08-01	107,231
2026-08-02	0
2026-08-03	306,481
2026-08-04	1,571
2026-08-05	0
2026-08-06	193,005
2026-08-07	93,894
2026-08-08	0
2026-08-09	137,977
2026-08-10	1,541
2026-08-11	98,764
2026-08-12	1,541
2026-08-13	99,124
2026-08-14	38,323
2026-08-15	163,171
2026-08-16	0
2026-08-17	98,839
2026-08-18	1,413
2026-08-19	210,163
2026-08-20	12,334
2026-08-21	4,216
2026-08-22	1,413
2026-08-23	93,894
2026-08-24	2,955
2026-08-25	143,351
2026-08-26	132,276
2026-08-27	0
2026-08-28	42,932
2026-08-29	25,114
2026-08-30	26,410
2026-08-31	442,232
2026-09-01	1,413
2026-09-02	96,720
2026-09-03	0
2026-09-04	14,518
2026-09-05	95,307
2026-09-06	93,894
2026-09-07	0
2026-09-08	2,826
2026-09-09	1,413
2026-09-10	95,307
2026-09-11	197,610

Estimated export volume

Vancouver (CA), estimated export volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-11 (11 September 2026): values ranged from 0 metric tons per day on 2026-07-26 to 435,610 metric tons per day on 2026-08-22, with a mean of 217,683.0 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-11, was 212,353 metric tons per day.

Vancouver (CA), estimated export volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Date	metric tons per day
2026-05-17	381,215
2026-05-18	217,888
2026-05-19	160,808
2026-05-20	195,558
2026-05-21	240,355
2026-05-22	88,119
2026-05-23	204,843
2026-05-24	163,010
2026-05-25	348,722
2026-05-26	155,246
2026-05-27	202,394
2026-05-28	163,356
2026-05-29	305,966
2026-05-30	128,865
2026-05-31	278,183
2026-06-01	100,283
2026-06-02	145,133
2026-06-03	234,248
2026-06-04	66,995
2026-06-05	151,287
2026-06-06	328,669
2026-06-07	334,624
2026-06-08	396,309
2026-06-09	123,330
2026-06-10	303,690
2026-06-11	196,418
2026-06-12	247,027
2026-06-13	204,530
2026-06-14	345,614
2026-06-15	171,343
2026-06-16	278,979
2026-06-17	88,736
2026-06-18	312,474
2026-06-19	194,572
2026-06-20	65,957
2026-06-21	317,709
2026-06-22	227,920
2026-06-23	285,012
2026-06-24	300,739
2026-06-25	133,870
2026-06-26	92,392
2026-06-27	290,192
2026-06-28	287,360
2026-06-29	277,692
2026-06-30	186,250
2026-07-01	112,364
2026-07-02	145,915
2026-07-03	310,247
2026-07-04	217,902
2026-07-05	130,696
2026-07-06	366,491
2026-07-07	322,419
2026-07-08	151,367
2026-07-09	205,498
2026-07-10	203,950
2026-07-11	164,454
2026-07-12	259,289
2026-07-13	217,353
2026-07-14	315,727
2026-07-15	245,263
2026-07-16	174,149
2026-07-17	122,949
2026-07-18	297,711
2026-07-19	247,548
2026-07-20	103,543
2026-07-21	109,193
2026-07-22	387,482
2026-07-23	47,471
2026-07-24	297,251
2026-07-25	285,110
2026-07-26	0
2026-07-27	250,149
2026-07-28	196,497
2026-07-29	41,975
2026-07-30	356,501
2026-07-31	359,814
2026-08-01	247,533
2026-08-02	65,303
2026-08-03	176,274
2026-08-04	267,973
2026-08-05	96,976
2026-08-06	296,408
2026-08-07	192,671
2026-08-08	240,066
2026-08-09	329,348
2026-08-10	255,380
2026-08-11	284,825
2026-08-12	118,438
2026-08-13	271,936
2026-08-14	120,142
2026-08-15	380,773
2026-08-16	235,656
2026-08-17	193,012
2026-08-18	245,235
2026-08-19	283,225
2026-08-20	275,937
2026-08-21	188,509
2026-08-22	435,610
2026-08-23	151,375
2026-08-24	175,604
2026-08-25	308,636
2026-08-26	259,152
2026-08-27	208,521
2026-08-28	151,188
2026-08-29	172,163
2026-08-30	311,038
2026-08-31	77,436
2026-09-01	125,439
2026-09-02	244,426
2026-09-03	112,519
2026-09-04	431,115
2026-09-05	306,378
2026-09-06	119,795
2026-09-07	14,564
2026-09-08	176,301
2026-09-09	130,509
2026-09-10	226,694
2026-09-11	212,353

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Curated trade lanes that start or end at Vancouver (CA), and the chokepoints their usual routing passes.

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