Land, Sea and Air shipping / transportation news for Canada
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…
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…
The Port of Montreal, a public service paralyzed:Immediate, major and tangible impacts for the local population and SMEs Montreal, April 23, 2021 – The dockworkers’ union CUPE Local 375 having sent a notice of an unlimited general strike effective Monday…
IATA’s latest data shows global air demand is back to pre-pandemic levels, but capacity is still playing catch up as nations struggle to vaccinate populations and contain new outbreaks. Chartered cargo flights will see a demand uptick in the coming…
Latest News Ottawa ready to force a return to work. (Ottawa) The Trudeau government intends to act quickly if the longshoremen at the Port of Montreal go on strike. A bill to force people back to work is in the…
On February 1st, the Maritime Employers Association filed a complaint to the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) alleging that the union had not bargained in good faith and a decision was rendered today. We acknowledge this decision and will follow…
Latest News After worst year on record, Canadian economy enters 2021 with double digit growth. OTTAWA -- The Canadian economy sprinted to the finish line of 2020 with nearly double-digit growth in the fourth quarter, ending its worst year…
Latest News Seventeen percent of SMEs in danger of closing. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business said Thursday one in six, or about 181,000, Canadian small business owners are now seriously contemplating closing. The latest figures, based on a survey…