Comment: Are Canada’s Supply Chains Ready to Rebound?
Marine infrastructure creates opportunity for green economic recovery. Throughout the pandemic crisis in Canada, the normally unseen business of supply chain and logistics has become much more visible to Canadians. Even in the early, toilet-paper hoarding days of the...
Grain a strong bright spot in St. Lawrence Seaway traffic picture
August year-to-date Seaway shipments (from April 1 to August 30) totalled 19.3 million metric tonnes. During the same time period of 2019, Seaway volumes were 21.1 million tonnes, which were down from 21.6 million tonnes in 2018. Year-to-date shipments were down in...
CN announces record crop year and increase to maximum capacity in 2020-2021 Grain Plan
CN published its 2020-2021 Grain Plan, announcing that it set a new record by moving over 30 million metric tonnes (MMT) of grain from across Canada during the 2019-2020 crop year. CN also announced that it is prepared to move up to 7,600 bulk and processed hopper...
Canadian Pacific launches first train of international containers from Port of Saint John
Canadian Pacific officially launched its international intermodal service through the port of Saint John, N.B. The inaugural train carries containers from Hapag-Lloyd’s Detroit Express bound for intermodal terminals on the CP network in Canada and the U.S. “The new...
CN’s investments in Ontario to reach over $1-billion by the end of 2022
CN has awarded a contract to build 1,150 new generation, high-capacity, grain hopper cars to National Steel Car Ltd. of Hamilton, ON, bringing to $1-billion the amount CN plans to invest in Ontario by the end of 2022. In addition to its purchase of 1,150 rail cars, as...