The Financial Post reports in its Tuesday, Dec. 2, edition that Vancouver is an ideal shipping point for Saskatchewan potash. The Post's Mary Jane Bennett writes that last week, however, Nutrien turned its back on the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, announcing plans to invest $1-billion (U.S.) to build a new export terminal in Longview, Wash. Nutrien blamed rail bottlenecks at Vancouver's port and repeated labour stoppages for the decision. Washington, it said, was the more efficient route to fast-growing potash markets in China, India and Japan. Nutrien finding a "collaborative partner" in a U.S. port is rightly seen as a national embarrassment. A pressing question is why one of Canada's top exporters is shutting the door on Canada's largest port. A new report ranks Vancouver as one of the world's least efficient ports, according to the World Bank's annual Container Port Performance Index. Yet again, Vancouver trailed most other Pacific ports. Shippers claim the issues affecting the port -- supply chain congestion, a lack of storage space and infrastructure problems -- have remained unresolved for years. New "Gateway Infrastructure Fees" could raise costs for Saskatchewan goods and reduce Canada's competitiveness.