Transportation

Metro Vancouver port's auto cargo volumes up nearly 50% this year

SkyTrain fare evaders who get caught will face stiffer penalties from today. The fine for getting caught in a fare-paid zone without paying the fare will stay at $173.

BC Ferries plans to cut 98 round-trip sailings between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island between October and March to boost capacity on remaining runs.

Native, coal company consortium aims to turn storied cellulose mill into shipping terminal

Port Metro Vancouver (PMV)’s auto-related cargo volumes leapt 47% in the first six months of this year, driven by a recovery in post-tsunami Japan.

Proposed rival terminal at Cherry Point, Washington, branded as “Gateway Pacific” by Jenny Wagler

The first SkyTrain fare gate has been installed, but fare evaders still have a few months of grace before it goes into operation. The gate was unveiled at the Marine Drive SkyTrain station yesterday.

Kelron Logistics, a Burnaby transportation broker, has been acquired by XPO Logistics Inc. for $8 million. Kelron was founded in 1992 and employs roughly 30 people in Burnaby.

In its 27th year of operation, Nanaimo’s seaplane terminal hit 2.2 million passenger throughputs as of July 31.

The Association of Canadian Port Authorities (ACPA) is voicing “cautious optimism” about a just-released U.S. study into Canadian ports that ruled that Canadian ports don’t have an unfair competitive advantage over U.S. ports.