Governments unveil new model for Port Metro Vancouver's Container Trucking Industry

Submitted by admin on Fri, 10/31/2014 - 07:36

Canada’s Transport Minister, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, and B.C. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister the Honourable Todd Stone today issued the following joint statement to unveil a new model for the container trucking industry serving Port Metro Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.

“Port Metro Vancouver, as Canada’s largest port, handling over 130 million tonnes of cargo each year, is critical to the local and national economy. Today we are announcing key actions that will move port operations forward, allowing us to leverage the substantial investments that have been made to expand the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and further enhance Port Metro Vancouver’s truly world class position.

This has been excerpted from a 15 October 2014 statement by Transport Canada and is available in its entirety at:
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do;jsessionid=3c0941fc35017744b104d0b72f53a757bf2139e7d765b521a74184460090df1b.e38RbhaLb3qNe38Lb3v0?mthd=index&crtr.page=1&nid=893329