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
Prince Rupert to add second container terminal, quadruple TEU handling
South Kaien Island identified as site for 2.5 million unit handling facility
Public environmental assessment hearings underway on proposed Roberts Bank container terminal
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has kicked off the public hearing process on the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority's proposed $2 billion to $3 billion Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project. The...
Rebates driving electric vehicle sales boom in B.C.
New federal incentive prompts dramatic jump in orders; Tesla is top seller
WestJet sale could mean the end of Swoop: Canada Jetlines chair
Onex Corp. makes $3.5-billion offer to buy WestJet in deal valued at $5 billion, including debt
ILWU vote clears way for B.C. port workers strike
Results of May 8 and 9 ILWU Canada vote show 98% in favour of a strike to secure a new contract with BC Maritime Employers Association companies
Technology, data key to port efficiencies, board of trade told
Need for port land won’t jeopardize ALR, minister says
Global terminal operator DP World buys Fraser Surrey Docks
Dubai-based DP World adds Fraser River container terminal to its other major West Coast port properties
GCT Global Container Terminals to invest $160 million in Vanterm
Additions include two new ship-to-shore cranes, 10 rubber-tired gantry cranes
Automation’s economic upsides for the trucking sector
Full trucking automation could mean huge cost savings. According to McKinsey & Co., it could reduce operating costs in the U.S. trucking industry by around 45%, for savings of between US$85...
B.C. technology company Switchboard connects the logistics dots
Vancouver startup supports trucking compliance and freight matching