by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Corporate events & profiles, Education, Keith Norbury, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics, Top Stories
By Keith Norbury Leading up to his appointment as Executive Director of Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association, Bruce Rodgers decided to get some schooling in his longtime profession. So, he enrolled in all four of CIFFA’s educational programs “because...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Corporate events & profiles, Education, Keith Norbury, Ocean, Other, Other Stories, Supply Chain and Logistics
by Keith Norbury Canada’s freight forwarders are looking forward to the future — the year 2030 to be more specific. The Board of Directors of Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association at a meeting in September agreed upon three priority goals for the next...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Alex Binkley, Business and Economy, Gateways and Corridors, Ocean, Other, Other Stories, Rail, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Alex Binkley Melius Energy of Calgary has partnered with BitCrude to market a semi-solid bitumen that can be shipped in marine containers to refineries in North America and overseas for further processing. Melius was formed earlier this year in the belief that...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Business and Economy, Other, Other Stories, Rail, Supply Chain and Logistics
It seems that Canada’s two national railways keep on producing never-ending record performances. Although both carriers expressed caution about the immediate future, both produced very respectable third quarter results. During the quarter, CN’s revenues increased by...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Air, Business and Economy, Other, Other Stories, Supply Chain and Logistics
DHL Express announced its latest gateway expansion in Canada: a new $100 million facility at Hamilton’s John C. Munro International Airport. This new facility will replace its existing one to meet double-digit growth in shipment volumes. “Hamilton International...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Other Stories, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Mike Wackett The number of container ships transiting the Panama Canal during its fiscal year ending 30 September declined slightly, by 1.1 per cent to 2,575. But, there could be further reductions after ocean carriers announced a number of blanked sailings in the...
