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Canada-Europe Air to Grow as Industry Projections are Dire
The European Union and Canada have reached agreement to permit all European airlines to fly directly to Canada from anywhere in Europe with all restrictions eliminated...
NAFTA Trade Continues to Grow
Though the world economy is suffering, through September 2008—the government’s most current statistics—the value of US surface trade with Canada and Mexico was up $58.8 billion over 2007, a boost of 8.8%...
Canadian National Makes Acquisitions
Canadian National Railway has acquired three rail subsidiaries and a rail-freight ferry operation from Quebec Railway Corp. (QRC)...
FedEx Boosts Mexican and Canadian Offerings
The company’s Express subsidiary begins operations of domestic overnight service within Mexico. FedEx Freight enhances next-business-day coverage between key Canadian gateways and regions across the US...
Easing Land Border Congestion as NAFTA Trade Grows
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is moving to cut border backups by speeding implementation of projects through a combination of public and private financing schemes...
Port of Montreal Reports High Growth
During the first quarter of 2008, the Port of Montreal reported the highest growth, irrespective of shipping lanes, in comparison to both the ports of Vancouver and Halifax and to ports on the US East Coast...
Con-way And APL Extend Day-Definite Service
The OceanGuaranteed service launched in 2006 by Con-Way and APL has been extended to Canada...
Vancouver May Pass Expansion Hurdle
Citing signs of progress in negotiations with the Colf family for the acquisition of property for mitigation land, the Port of Vancouver (WA) Board of Commissioners voted to postpone action toward authorizing eminent domain. ...
Canada Bolsters Its Latin America Trade
Looking south, the Canadian government has lately signed two free trade agreements and is exploring a third...
New US-Canada Kiosks Expedite Clearance
YRC Logistics has set up seven sites along the border to speed the processing of shipments...
Canada Post and FedEx to Launch International Service
Priority Worldwide will be available to customers in the fall of 2008. The new service will offer an on-time, money-back guarantee and delivery standards...
Canada Proposes Advance Notice On Cargo
The official summary of the Customs Act (C-43) states, This enactment amends the Customs Act to clarify certain provisions and to make technical amendments...
The Freight Slowdown is Hitting Canada, Too
In testimony before the Canadian Governments Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, Graham Cooper pointed to current economic...
US-Canada-Mexico Freight Hits Record Highs
The freight that moved through US land ports, airports and sea ports to and from Canada and Mexico weighed 475 million tons. Most cargo was carried by...
Schenker Launches a New Courier Division in Canada
The new Courier Division will be launched in the fourth quarter of the year. The aim for Schenker is to provide a complete door-to-door transportation...
Canada Port Workers Require Security Clearance
Calling it an important step towards enhancing Canadas marine security, Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, noted...
Canada's Port of Prince Rupert Tonnage Surges
Having experienced a strong 2006 performance, the port is expected to continue its growth through 2007, particularly with the conversion of its Fairview...
Across the Border: Unlocking gridlock on Canada's west coast
Long time competitors Canadian National Railway (CN) (www.cn.ca) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) (www.cpr.ca) have reached agreement to share tracks...
