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Seaspan launches world's first electric tugboat

Seaspan launches world's first electric tugboat

It produces about 7,000 horsepower without a whiff of carbon emissions.
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Port of Vancouver a middleweight in ranking of container cargo efficiency heavyweights

Port of Vancouver a middleweight in ranking of container cargo efficiency heavyweights

Vancouver an average performer, according to U.K.-based digital logistics company data that measures container dwell times for 64 major global ports
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B.C. Transit lands funding for 115 battery-electric buses

B.C. Transit lands funding for 115 battery-electric buses

The provincial and federal governments are making an almost $400-million joint investment for electric buses and charging infrastructure
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Vancouver rapid-transit ridership rebound tops North American cities

Vancouver rapid-transit ridership rebound tops North American cities

Passenger count in first quarter of 2023 is more than 80 per cent of pre-pandemic level
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New electric vehicle charging network being built by major automakers could lure more buyers to EVs

New electric vehicle charging network being built by major automakers could lure more buyers to EVs

DETROIT (AP) — The announcement Wednesday that seven major automakers are joining to build a large North American electric vehicle charging network should pull people off the sidelines to at least consider shifting away from gas-powered vehicles.
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Flight delays at Canadian airlines far outstrip peers in U.S., despite improvements

Flight delays at Canadian airlines far outstrip peers in U.S., despite improvements

MONTREAL — Canada's two biggest airlines saw a far higher proportion of their flights delayed this summer than many of their American peers, according to figures from an aviation data firm.
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Bruce Allen: The war on the car isn't working, and driving is still a nightmare

Bruce Allen: The war on the car isn't working, and driving is still a nightmare

E-bikes are putting pedestrians at risk, too
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SkyTrain workers approve new deal

SkyTrain workers approve new deal

SkyTrain workers will get at least 16.25% more over the life of the agreement.
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YVR summer passenger traffic remains below pre-pandemic level

YVR summer passenger traffic remains below pre-pandemic level

Passenger count set to be up about 14 per cent from last year
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Railway container shipments plummet due to B.C. port strike that's poised to end

Railway container shipments plummet due to B.C. port strike that's poised to end

MONTREAL — Railways suffered a sharp drop-off in container shipments this month as the strike by B.C. port workers — now poised to end after a tentative deal Thursday — halted more than half of steel-box cargo. Canadian National Railway Co.
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