Canadian ports have a number of cost advantages over some of the United States ports. They start with the cost of labour, the ability to be more efficient in terms of using technology, and the harbour maintenance fee—tax does not apply to containers and goods coming into Canada. Then you add the dollar and some of the public-private support for infrastructure. Those are competitive advantages for Vancouver.
On the other hand, one of the things exporters or importers will look at is the size of the local market. Los Angeles–Long Beach has a much larger footprint from that standpoint.
Clearly, you just look at the numbers and Vancouver has been winning market share among west coast ports. There's no question about that.