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Whether you need to ship products, move information, or travel to leading global markets, British Columbia has the transportation and communications systems to ensure cost-effective connections. And the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) provides duty-free access to one of the world’s largest single markets.
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is the second largest international passenger gateway on North America’s west coast, and a growing freight distribution hub.
- 652 direct flights weekly to U.S. destinations, 125 to Asia, 84 to Europe, and 21 to Mexico.
- Frequent flights to regional centres throughout British Columbia.
- A balanced mix of international, national and local freight forwarders as well as seven of the world’s top 10 air cargo carriers (15 of the top 20), plus regional hubs for Fedex and UPS.
- A Free Trade Zone, allowing duty and tax-free storage of imported goods prior to export from Canada.
Visit
the Business at YVR Website.
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| Atlanta |
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5:00 |
| Boston |
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5:15 |
| Dallas |
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4:15 |
| New York |
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5:30 |
| Los Angeles |
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3:00 |
| San Francisco |
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2:15 |
| Seattle |
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0:45 |
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Source: YVR
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| Beijing |
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11:00 |
| Hong Kong |
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13:00 |
| Seoul |
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11:15 |
| Tokyo |
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9:45 |
| Frankfurt |
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9:30 |
| London |
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9:00 |
| Amsterdam |
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9:45 |
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Source: YVR
Integrated surface transportation systems provide cost-effective service to US and Canadian markets via truck and rail.
For Example:
- Truck delivery is 24 hours from Vancouver to Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay area
- Rail delivery from Vancouver to Chicago is 93 hours.
Vancouver is the closest major port to China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Korea. Vancouver is also homeport for the world-renowned Alaska cruises. In North America, the Port of Vancouver ranks number one in total foreign exports. On the West Coast of North America, the Port of Vancouver ranks number one in total cargo volume. Plans are underway to increase container-handling capacity at the Port of Vancouver to 4.0 million TEUs by 2012.
Visit the Vancouver Port Authority
Website.
British Columbia’s northern gateway port of Prince Rupert (ice-free year round) is the closest bulk and container facility serving Asia — sailing times are 30 hours less than from Vancouver and more than two days closer than Los Angeles/Long Beach. Rail delivery along the least congested and flattest rail line across the Rocky Mountains to Chicago is 107 hours.
The Prince Rupert Port, a 500,000 TEU pure intermodal container terminal, became operational in October 2007. Plans are for total capacity of two million TEU’s by 2012.
Visit the Prince Rupert Port Authority website (www.rupertport.com)
More than 20 subsidiary deep-water ports have facilities for
bulk commodity shipments.
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Japan |
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China |
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Taiwan |
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Yokohama |
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Hong Kong |
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Quingdao |
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Kaoshiung |
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| Vancouver |
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8 days
21hrs |
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12 days |
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10 day
16 hrs |
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11 days |
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| Los Angeles |
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10 days
2 hrs |
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13 days
6hrs |
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11 days
21 hrs |
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12 days
18 hrs |
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Source: Vancouver Port Authority
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), firms located in British Columbia can access markets in the United States and Mexico duty-free, regardless of corporate nationality. Materials and equipment can also be sourced duty-free from the US and Mexico.
British Columbia’s advanced telecommunications infrastructure
meets the ever-increasing demands of the information economy and e-business:
- 100 per cent digital switching
- An extensive high-speed optical network employing SONET and ATM technologies, with general access to ISDN, ADSL, frame relay, DS3, T1/3 and E10/100 services
- A full range of network services – security, network management, Web-hosting and e-business
- Direct connections from Vancouver to Canada’s intercity IP
backbone with extensions into the US via several major points of presence
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