While rail shippers are greatly relieved that last week’s potential strike was averted after two of the biggest rail unions reached a tentative agreement with U.S. freight railroads for a new contract, shippers are still wary about whether ratification of the…
READ MORE >Due to persistent congestion, truckers moving containers to/from CN Railway's rail yard in Toronto are experiencing abnormal waiting time (sometimes in excess of 6 hours) and challenges in obtaining CN's highly limited appointment slots. These hindrances to service can result…
READ MORE >Bidvest International Logistics offers some perspective on minimizing the impact of rising fuel costs.
READ MORE >EMO Trans Canada is proud to announce that it is now officially a member of the Canada International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA). CIFFA’s members work together to support and protect the industry and its workers with uniform trade practices and…
READ MORE >Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is invoking emergency powers across all of Canada to quell protests by demonstrators who have paralyzed Ottawa and blocked border crossings in anger over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. Read more...
READ MORE >The busiest land crossing from the United States to Canada remained shut on Tuesday after Canadian truckers blocked lanes on Monday to protest their government's pandemic control measures.(source: Reuters).
READ MORE >After a historic rainfall left British Columbia under floodwaters, roads and rail lines are being repaired, and the Port of Vancouver is starting to work through a backlog of cargo and vessels (source: Bloomberg).
READ MORE >Between mid-August and late September, cargo flow in Vancouver took a major turn for the worse with a surge of imports before the holidays filling warehouses and boxes piling up at marine terminals (source: the Loadstar).
READ MORE >Canada's supply chain is warned to be at risk, as congestion hits port of Vancouver (source: the Loadstar).
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