Port of Vancouver, Maritime hub in British Columbia, Canada

The Port of Vancouver comprised 25 major marine terminals: three container, seventeen bulk cargo and five break bulk cargo, spread across Burrard Inlet and Roberts Bank in Delta, with 233 kilometres of coastline. Centerm and Vanterm handled containers, while Neptune and Fibreco were among the bulk terminals. The Centerm container and break bulk terminals were leased by P&O Ports, acquired by Dubai Ports World in 2005.

The Panama Canal's 1914 opening let Vancouver compete for global trade as an alternative route to Europe. In the 1920s the province eliminated freight rates that penalized rail goods through the mountains, a case argued by future mayor Gerry McGeer, nicknamed "the man who flattened the Rockies." Prairie wheat then shipped west through Vancouver. Ballantyne Pier, completed in 1923, was then the most technologically advanced port in the British Empire. On January 1, 2008, the port amalgamated with the North Fraser and Fraser River port authorities to form the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.

The Shipping Federation of British Columbia, formed after World War I by the CPR, lumber exporters and terminal operators, fought unionization until longshoremen established the current ILWU local after World War II. The port is the home port for the Vancouver–Alaska cruise, which runs annually from May to September with more than 1 million revenue passengers on about 300 sailings through Canada Place and Ballantyne terminals.

The port connects to major highways and rail networks, allowing cargo to move inland quickly. Visitors can view operations from various vantage points along the waterfront.

The port's 30,100 direct jobs rise to a total employment impact of 69,200 once indirect work is counted, and port jobs pay on average 52% more than the British Columbia average wage. In 2004 the port added $1.8 billion in direct GDP.