Port update: Vancouver and Rupert get to work as vessels wait
Due to the fluidity of the situation unfolding on Canada’s west coast, it’s safe to say that plotting expectations for which vessels will realistically be given a berth over the course of the next week...
View ArticleAnother rollercoaster week on Canada’s west coast
Things are relatively quiet this morning, but it may simply be more of that breath-holding we are familiar with. Despite a second tentative agreement being reached by both parties today, nothing is...
View ArticleCongestion shaken off, but US intermodal still in the doldrums
US railways and ports have shaken off the congestion that had weighed heavily on their operations, but this has not lifted their intermodal fortunes. The second quarter showed a further decline,...
View ArticleILWU dockworkers agree deal to end Canadian port dispute
It appears the dispute at Canada’s west coast ports is all over. CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco reported during the early hours of Saturday that the members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union...
View ArticleStrike shuts down vital St Lawrence Seaway freight corridor
Shipping on the St Lawrence Seaway between Montreal and Lake Erie ground to a halt on Sunday after 361 workers in the Unifor labour union in Ontario and Quebec walked off the job. The strike began...
View ArticleFlexport seals deal with WestJet to fill transpac freighters on the backhaul
After struggles to make its three three 747-400Fs on lease from Atlas Air profitable, Flexport has announced a collaboration with WestJet to optimise backhaul routes to Asia. WestJet will deliver...
View ArticleCanadian airlines throttle back cargo plans for slower growth
Canada’s leading air cargo carriers have dialled back their freighter fleet expansion plans but still see room for growth. Cargojet, the nation’s top all-cargo carrier, has put four 757 freighters up...
View ArticleKuehne+Nagel to acquire Canada-based customs broker Farrow
PRESS RELEASE Expanding customs brokerage offering in North America Acquisition complements cross-border capabilities at the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico With the announcement of the...
View ArticleRöhlig Logistics expands with the opening of a subsidiary in Canada
PRESS RELEASE Bremen, 1 February 2024 – The owner-managed logistics company Röhlig Logistics has expanded its global network by opening a new subsidiary in Toronto, Canada, on 1 February 2024. Hylton...
View ArticleCanada’s Irving Shipbuilding awards Geodis inbound logistics contract
PRESS RELEASE As part of Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding Inc.’s (ISI) participation in Canada’s National Shipbuilding Program, a contract to provide inbound logistics services for ship construction...
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