by Canadian Sailings Admin | Oct 2, 2022 | Other Stories, Supply Chain and Logistics
The Covid freight rate bubble has burst, and the absence of “easy money” is forcing smaller carriers and forwarders to quit the transpacific trade. According to Richie Lin, logistics consultant director at Team Global Logistics, the inflated freight rates of 2020 and...
by Canadian Sailings Admin | Oct 2, 2022 | Other Stories, Supply Chain and Logistics
High freight costs, slow logistical deliveries and falling demand are the major problems revealed in a China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) survey of 500 Chinese companies. At a recent CCPIT’s briefing, China Chamber of International Commerce...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2020 | Gateways and Corridors, Other, Ports and Terminals, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes, Supply Chain and Logistics
In an otherwise dreary landscape of significantly lower volumes passing through the St. Lawrence Seaway, Canadian grain shipments topped 6.2 million tonnes at the end of September, maintaining its 20 per cent increase over the 2019 season. Overall Seaway cargo...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 8, 2020 | Keith Norbury, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics, Trucking
By Keith Norbury Production was slated to start in October of a B.C.-designed and manufactured vacuum-sealed temperature-controlled shipping unit that occupies the footprint of a standard pallet. CryoLogistics Refrigeration Technology Ltd. engineered and designed its...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 8, 2020 | Business and Economy, Gateways and Corridors, Government and Regulation, Keith Norbury, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Keith Norbury When Covid-19 vaccines receive approval from health authorities, they will need to be moved from where they’re produced to where they will be administered to recipients. Considering that most vaccines need to be refrigerated during storage and...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 8, 2020 | Keith Norbury, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Keith Norbury Montreal-based Hunt Refrigeration (Canada) Inc. has put in orders for SuperFreezer units that can solve the challenges of storing and transporting leading Covid-19 vaccine candidates. The company has ordered two SuperFreezers, which Hunt Refrigeration...
