Review of 2018 Halifax Port Days
Port of Montreal enjoys success in traditional and new markets as it intensifies its business development abroad
Port of Vancouver – Facilitating Canada’s trade: A collaborative approach to infrastructure funding
Port of Vancouver – Building capacity through efficiency: Supply chain visibility and transparency
Port Saint John’s West Side Modernization Project on schedule
Cruise a critical part of the marine sector for Saint John
The day I went to prison… A personal note on the antitrust investigations that rocked the air freight industry
By Niall van de WouwThe weather on the day that I visited prison was perfect for the occasion: it was grey, dreary, cold. Along the interstate leading up to the ‘correctional facility’ stood countless small churches with large billboards providing advice on how to...
read moreUPS unveils network ‘transformation’ to target fast-growing e-commerce sector
By Alexander WhitemanUPS has unveiled a new strategy targeting major growth in domestic and cross-border e-commerce volumes by 2022. At an investor presentation yesterday, Chief Executive David Abney said package revenues would climb 40 per cent, with cross-border...
read morePort technology the key to unlocking efficiency and smoother supply chains
By James Leeson, head of port commercial at DP World London GatewayReliable port infrastructure is critical to the effectiveness of the UK’s supply chains and can unlock solutions to some of the pressing logistical challenges. Moreover, with more than 60 per cent of...
read moreMaersk warns customers they must help pay its bigger fuel bills after 2020
By Mike WackettFacing an extra fuel bill of more than $2 billion a year, as a consequence of IMO 0.5 per cent sulphur cap from 2020, Maersk Line set to introduce a new bunker surcharge mechanism. “The cost of compliance with the new regulation will be significant, so...
read moreCIFFA announces planned retirement of its Executive Director in 2019
CIFFA President Bruce Rodgers announced that Executive Director Ruth Snowden has notified the Board of her intention to retire from full-time employment at the association by mid-2019. The Executive Committee of the board has already met, and succession planning is...
read moreWith U.S. grain leading the way, Seaway volumes are up 4 per cent year-to-date
According to the latest figures, U.S. grain shipments via the St. Lawrence Seaway from March 29 to August 31 topped one million metric tonnes, up 31 per cent over the same period last year. The majority of U.S. exports originated from the port of Toledo and were...
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