Transportation

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.

Mar 23, 2020 12:04 PM Read more >

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

Mar 23, 2020 8:20 AM Read more >

Spread of coronavirus puts squeeze on flow of freight

COVID-19 supply chain hiccups spark inventory concerns across multiple sectors

Mar 23, 2020 12:00 AM Read more >

Maersk suspends 2020 guidance on earnings

Shipping giant cites global container demand uncertainties

Mar 22, 2020 8:30 AM Read more >

TransLink suspends bus fares to keep passengers away from drivers

TransLink is requiring all passengers to board via backdoors in a bid to protect drivers from contracting COVID-19.

Mar 19, 2020 3:28 PM Read more >

TransLink ridership plunges as COVID-19 prompts workers to stay home

Ridership has been sequentially getting lower each day this week

Mar 19, 2020 2:37 PM Read more >

Two more ride-hailing services approved for B.C. roads

What happened: Provincial regulator has issued approvals for the seventh and eighth ride-hailing services to operate in B.C.

Mar 19, 2020 1:38 PM Read more >

B.C. electric car maker Electra Meccanica amps up commercialization

Electra Meccanica aiming to open a manufacturing plant in the United States

Mar 18, 2020 8:30 AM Read more >

Experts: Canadians abroad should return immediately to avoid being trapped by lack of flights

Aviation and travel industry experts are echoing the message of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying that citizens currently abroad who want to come home to wait out the COVID-19 outbreak should make plans immediately.

Mar 17, 2020 2:26 PM Read more >

Vancouver International Airport CEO vows to 'never close' his facility

CEO Craig Richmond says the current crisis is broader and deeper than after September 2001 terrorist attacks

Mar 17, 2020 12:39 PM Read more >