Transportation

Most trade around the world is done by maritime shipping. Here are the top 20 busiest ports in the world. Canada does not make the list. Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist

Developers of North Shore port infrastructure face the same transportation challenge as their residential housing counterparts: bridge congestion. However, the challenge for the area’s port developers is shaping up to be far more complex.

Fibreco Export Inc. is sinking $100 million into a project that will substitute specialty grains for wood fibre on its global exports menu. The North Shore-based and B.C.

Walk-on passengers could be riding a direct Vancouver-to-Nanaimo ferry this summer provided needed investment funds come in for the venture, says an official for Island Ferry Services Ltd.

Made-in-B.C. ride-hailing app set to launch in some local taxis

For 2019, the eyes of the transportation industry in B.C. and Western Canada will be trained on issues ranging from the Canadian domestic rail capacity crunch to the potential of chilled trade relations with China.

Uncertainty over continued transpacific trade growth in containerized cargo volumes rising with U.S.-China tariff rhetoric

When I look back on what we accomplished in 2018 at the University of British Columbia, I’m particularly proud of the community’s involvement in the development of UBC’s new strategic plan, Shaping UBC’s Next Century.

Other regions turning to ride hailing, LRT, e-scooters to make commutes easier

The corporation has spent more than $1 billion in the past 10 refit seasons