The Port of Vancouver had a record year for tonnage last year, though imports and operating revenues are less glowing.

Port officials announced last week that nearly 7.5 million metric tons crossed its docks in 2016 — a 7.7 percent bump from the year prior. About 86 percent of that freight came from exported goods, such as grains, jet fuel and copper.

The weighty results suggest that the port’s tenants are booming, officials said.

“It’s showing that not only is business continuing to do really great here, but our strategic investments like the West Vancouver Freight Access Project are really paying off,” spokesperson Magan Reed said.

Fifty businesses and about 3,200 employees work at the port, according to the port. A 2014 report commissioned by the port said it helps put $2.9 billion annually into the local economy.

Port officials said it was the third straight year it had broken its own tonnage record.