By the [time he retires, Executive Director Larry Paulson] intends for the port to have secured funding for its West Vancouver Freight Access Project, a $137 million expansion of the port’s rail system. … The port also landed a number of big tenants last year, including Farwest Steel of Eugene and international mining company BHP Billiton, which plans to ship potash from a Canadian mine through Vancouver.
Several existing tenants have expanded or have plans to expand their operations at the port, including Pacific Coast Shredding, which Paulson recognized as the port’s tenant of the year.
Those projects could triple the port’s tonnage to 15.5 million tons annually, Paulson said, and $40 million of construction at the port will support 240 construction jobs in the next year.