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GVHA owns and operates the Ogden Point deep-water terminal, which is visited by more than 260 cruise ships with totaling over 700,000 passengers ships each summer. [2] The authority also operates Fisherman’s Wharf, several marinas, [ 3 ] the Lower Causeway [ 4 ] and Ship Point yacht facility in Victoria’s Inner Harbour.
Ferry terminals in British Columbia (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Ports and harbours of British Columbia" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
In 2014, the Port of Vancouver was the fourth largest port by tonnage in the Americas, 29th in the world in terms of total cargo and 44th in the world by container traffic. [18] The port enables the trade of approximately $240 billion in goods. Port activities sustain 115,300 jobs, $7 billion in wages, and $11.9 billion in GDP across Canada. [19]
Centerm is short for Centennial Terminals, a major container port in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Burrard Inlet in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. It is one of four container terminals at the Port of Vancouver, the others being Vanterm, Deltaport, and Fraser Surrey Docks
About 7,400 workers at more than 30 British Columbia port terminals and other sites began striking on July 1 and originally returned to work last Thursday after a tentative deal was drafted by a ...
Its responsibilities include ports, airports, public transit, ferry services, roads and cycling networks. The ministry is also responsible for the following Crown Corporations: BC Transportation Financing Authority, BC Railway Company, BC Transit, the Transportation Investment Corporation and the BC Pavilion Corporation.
The jobs created by the port pay on average 52% higher than the average wage in British Columbia. The port contributed $1.8 billion in direct GDP and $4.1 billion in direct economic output to the Canadian economy in 2004. When multiplier effects are taken into account, these figures increase to $4.0 billion in GDP and $8.9 billion in economic ...
Crown corporations in BC are public-sector organizations established and funded by the Government of British Columbia to provide specialized goods and services to citizens. [1] They operate at varying levels of government control, depending on how they are defined, funded, and the kinds of services they provide.