Transportation
BIV's coverage of the transportation sector provides the latest news relating to roads, air travel, shipping, ports and beyond in Vancouver and British Columbia
COVID-19 prompts layoffs for more than half of all Vancouver International Airport workers
Authority that operates the airport has yet to lay off any of its approximately 500 employees
BC Ferries worker tests positive for COVID-19; up to one in three is ill
Pandemic plan augmented as ferries may ban non-essential travel
TransLink to limit seating on buses in Metro Vancouver
The transportation agency aims to promote physical distancing with the new initiative
Air Canada, global airlines keeping airfreight moving
Company working to keep flight crews safe from infection
ICBC offering remote licence renewals, payment deferrals
Temporary licences and payment deferrals will be granted for periods of up to 90 days
Canada dodging repatriation chaos, experts say
Ottawa has learned from other countries’ mistakes in handling travellers during COVID-19 crisis as Canadians return home: transportation analyst
Metro Vancouver bike stores fighting through COVID-19 - but eager to be declared essential service
Metro Vancouver bike stores are reporting "good" levels of business in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but owners admit that the spectre of uncertainty remains as the province considers shutting...
Maintain global maritime routes, UN and G20 leaders urged
Canada’s Chamber of Shipping stresses protecting workforce
COVID-19: B.C. trucking sector asks province to bestow essential-service status
As Ottawa and B.C. are increasingly under pressure to shutter non-essential service to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the provincial trucking sector is making its case to stay open. In a statement...
B.C.'s container terminal operators brace for virus impact
No major cargo flow disruptions thus far at Vancouver and Prince Rupert, despite bleak outlooks and slowing global trade