Land, Sea and Air shipping / transportation news for Canada
Latest News Ningbo terminal closure and what if Covid hits more Chinese ports. The news that Ningbo Meidong Container Terminal had suspended operations on Wednesday over a single Covid case raises wider fears for the supply chain as the Delta…
Global Aperture While IATA’s latest report shows year-over-year volume gains in June, passenger belly capacity is still far below pre-pandemic levels—offset in part by a nearly 30% increase in freighter capacity. Air freight recovery efforts in North America, Asia, and…
Latest News Canadian border workers may strike as soon as Aug. 6 Union representing 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency employees voted in favour of striking, jeopardizing border reopening plans. Canadians could be facing mail disruptions and slowdowns at the border…
Latest News Ontario imposes restrictions in northwest as wildfires burn. New restrictions on mining, rail, construction, and transportation industries. Ontario imposed new restrictions on mining, rail, construction, and transportation industries in the province’s northwest on Tuesday to reduce the likelihood…
Please find an update regarding the BC Interior Fires in Canada Rail operations are currently suspended in BC wildfire areas. Both CN Rail and CP Rail main lines are again shutdown due to new wildfires that crossed both railways 6…
Latest News Global Aperture: Global air cargo demand was up 9.4% on-year in May, according to the latest data analysis by IATA, with the economic recovery of most regions excluding Latin America contributing to this increase. Global air cargo capacity,…
Further to the advisory we sent yesterday with regards to the fires in Lytton, BC please be informed that it has now impacted the key access route towards the ports in Vancouver. At this point we expect the impact on…
Air Freight Hat-trick of new cargo airlines plan for take-off. The past week has seen three new companies – in the UK, Italy and Vietnam – reveal plans to enter the allcargo market as prices and availability of capacity make…
Overview That old industry adage about how 90% of the world’s goods move by ship is due for a revision with updated passenger destinations for the summer and stagnant sea freight conditions. With new long-haul flights poised to uplift pax-belly…
More and more airlines tap into cargo service expansion on word that the current global cargo crisis may not abate until the final quarter of 2021, while passenger confidence takes a turn for the volatile in both domestic and international…