Land, Sea and Air shipping / transportation news for Canada
Latest News STATEMENT: Canada’s port authorities welcome support for supply chains. The Acting President of the Association of Canadian Port Authorities, Debbie Murray, issued the following statement in response to today’s Economic and Fiscal Update. “The Association of Canadian Port…
It’s been a little over eight months since the Ever Given lodged itself in the Suez Canal, and the cargo vessel is once again headed for the water passage—feel old yet? If not for the near-weekly volley of supply chain…
Latest News CN calls a halt to reopening in BC. Flooding in southern B.C. continues to present logistical challenges for exporters as Canadian National Railway Co. shut its service along the key freight corridor because of heavy precipitation and traffic…
Over a hundred soldiers arrived yesterday in the Lower Mainland of B.C to support relief efforts. Rising floodwaters in the Frasier Valley have displaced thousands of people and left the city unrecognizable. CN rail has posted a statement saying crews…
A 14-day provincial state of emergency was declared yesterday in British Columbia. This will mitigate impacts on transportation networks and movement of essential goods and supplies and support the provincewide response and recovery from the widespread damage . Evacuation orders…
Devastating flooding in B.C. has wreaked havoc on Vancouver highways and railways. Since Sunday morning numerous flood warning have been issued in Southwestern B.C. as flood waters reach an all-time high. As a result, the Port of Vancouver has halted…
In the second week of the COP26 Climate Summit, leaders from 19 developed nations signed the Clydebank Declaration, an agreement to invest in clean energy infrastructure and establish “at least six green corridors by the middle of this decade” —shipping…
Continued supply chain bottlenecks around the world have given room for a 9.1% increase in global air cargo demand over pre-COVID levels, according to IATA’s September 2021 performance data for global air cargo. And while it can be argued that…
Robust growth in passenger service demand, especially for transatlantic routes, may slowly ease the capacity strain in the air freight market after announcements were made by several countries to reopen borders, including Australia, Britain, Canada, and the US. Double-digit increases…
Strong travel demand from the Americas and Europe replenishes passenger belly capacity according to recent airport data, but freighters will continue to play a significant role to move holiday goods and backordered materials around bottlenecked seaports. Increased consumer spending throughout…