Next U.S. announcement expected September 20, 2021 September 16, 2021 - Destination: CANADA - Travel Advisory The temporary border restriction implemented on March 21, 2020 continues. Foreign nationals coming from the U.S. (including connections, so long as you enter Canada from the U.S.) Foreigners with symptoms If you’re a foreign national and you have symptoms consistent with COVID-19, you will not be able to enter Canada. Foreigners without symptoms You must have a suitable place and plan to quarantine. This is mandatory, unless your reason for entry is considered quarantine exempt. If you ..read more

How do I ship my car into the US temporarily? What is a 3299 entry? We know that shipping a car across the border from Canada to the United States can seem complicated. At Blackshark Enclosed Transport, we routinely move vehicles from cities and towns across British Columbia and Alberta down into the Western US. This has given us some valuable experience in auto hauling across the border, and we’d like to share what we’ve learned with you. In this article we will dive into the process for transporting a Canadian-registered vehicle into the United States temporarily (less than one year). This ..read more

The process to ship a car across the border from Canada to the United States can be confusing to say the least. In this article we break down key elements of the cross-border vehicle shipping process, to save you time and money! We will introduce the main things you need to know to select the best auto shipper to get your car from Western Canada into the States. Is the US - Canada border closed? Not for us! We can ship your car safely and securely across the border to the U.S. in our enclosed transport trailers We are still able to haul your vehicle to the US despite the border closures due to ..read more

We’re excited to bring you and your unique car along with us as we ship exotic cars around the Pacific Northwest. We are your car moving specialists in Western Canada, delivering vehicles safely to happy customers in British Columbia and beyond. Who we are: BlackShark is a family-run, local BC Black-owned business whose home territory is where we were born, raised, and still live today. We know and love BC and Western Canada and have built this company from a deep love for the geography and lands of the Pacific Northwest and an appreciation for the special and exotic vehicles our customers tru ..read more

By Hans Ongsansoy The Italian word “nuovo” in means “new” in English. The way Alessandra Bordon speaks about Nuvo bears more than a passing resemblance to how an owner might speak about their luxury vehicle and neatly explains why the gifting of an issue of the magazine — whether left on the seat or placed directly into waiting hands — makes for such a thoughtful finishing touch to every Blackshark delivery.  “It birthed a new way of publishing,” says Bordon, Director of Sales, Marketing & Distribution, of Nuvo’s launch nearly 25 years ago.  “At that point, in 1998, a coffee tab ..read more

Luxury Road Trip in British Columbia’s Wine Country When a person thinks of luxury travel in their personal cars through wine country, Canada is likely one of the last spots that comes to mind. After all, why would the supposedly cold north spring to mind when the world famous Napa Valley, with all of its sunny day splendour and easy driving, beckons? Well for those unfamiliar with the wine scene in British Columbia - pre Covid and the troubles it brought to us all - it was the most rapidly developing wine industry in the world. In fact, the millions of dollars poured into the development of ..read more

“It’ll work out, unless it doesn’t.” - Carlos Hinkson The Blackshark family is a highly motivated team of professionals who each operate in our individual niche of expertise resulting in the well oiled machine that we are. We love luxury vehicles and all the style that comes with them. It may appear at first glance that we deliver exotic cars, but we know we are really in the business of delivering dreams. Over the next few weeks we will introduce you to our team and share a bit of the Blackshark story.   Meet Carlos | Owner / Founder The leadership and vision casting for Blackshark come ..read more

There have been a few significant changes during the Covid-19 pandemic in regards to the temporary import of vehicles into the USA for snowbirds and their return to Canada at winter's end. We are proud to have up to date information of policy and procedure at the border and great support for our clients who travel abroad. You can find information on the process of taking your vehicle to the USA for your holiday here. In this article we are going to be focusing on the return to Canada portion of the journey as there have been some major changes in the last couple of months. Previously, when we ..read more

Navigating across Canada and the western United States can be quite a challenging task during the winter. Western Canada is well known for its high mountain passes that are tough on vehicles in all seasons but winter driving presents additional challenges. Some of these highways include the Coquihalla Summit, Rogers Pass, Crowsnest Pass, Kicking Horse Pass and the infamous Duffy Lake road. But the trouble here is that in order to travel almost any distance in British Columbia, you’ve got to take at least one of these roads. Most people postpone their travel until road conditions are more favo ..read more

Blackshark Exotic Car Escorts navigating winter highways through the BC mountains I am so happy to say highway number 5 from Merrit to Hope is OPEN to all travellers starting today.  The announcement was made earlier this week that Highway 5, the Coquihalla highway, would be opening to ALL traffic starting today, January 19, 2022. The BC highways have been plagued by one disaster after another in recent months and it comes as a wonderful surprise that the Coquihalla highway has opened much earlier than originally anticipated.  Although we can expect there to be challenges navigating ..read more