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Maersk expanding supply chain distribution capacity in Canada

Jun 20 2022 at 10:06 AM | Logistics

With supply change issues continuing to prevail in Canada, transportation providers are paying increasing attention to offering warehouse space through distribution centers to boost resiliency and competitiveness.

Great Lakes ports benefiting from robust breakbulk trends

May 19 2022 at 09:09 AM | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Canadian and U.S. Great Lake ports are upbeat about cargo prospects in 2022.

Supply chain issues energize Great Lakes container developments

May 18 2022 at 09:30 AM | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Breakbulk ports in Great Lakes add new dimension to supply chain solution.

Breakbulk activity rising in ports across Canada

Mar 14 2022 at 08:00 AM | Maritime | Breakbulk News

As the Canadian economy engages in a pronounced post-pandemic recovery, following the largest contraction for decades in 2020, as is activity in the breakbulk sector of Canadian ports showing renewed dynamism.

Trade impact with US escalates as Canadian protest movement spreads

Feb 11 2022 at 10:14 AM | Intermodal | Road

As the Canadian demonstrators blocking access to the vital Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario entered a fourth day with no end in sight, the bilateral trade impact of the protest movement against COVID-19 measures is rapidly escalating.

More floods in British Columbia worsen Port of Vancouver’s supply chain issues

Dec 02 2021 at 12:02 PM | Ports & Terminals | Ports

After torrential rains called the ‘storm of the century’ hammered British Columbia’s southern interior in mid-November, submerging many communities and critical rail and road links with Canada’s largest port, the supply chain crisis appears to be getting from bad to worse, with the third rainstorm that began Wednesday.

Industry stakeholders encouraged by current trends

Nov 22 2021 at 08:00 AM | Maritime | Breakbulk News

In both western and eastern Canada, breakbulk activity is on the rise – as seen in strong shipments of steel, forest products and construction materials as well as wind energy components. The overall project cargo sector is re-bounding from production delays and other pandemic-related challenges.

Port of Montreal sets late 2026 as new target date for planned Contrecoeur container terminal

Nov 12 2021 at 11:36 AM | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

At a technical briefing this week, the Port of Montreal updated the procurement process that national or international consortiums need to follow in seeking to partner with Canada’s second largest maritime gateway in its biggest project in decades

Canada’s Pinnacle Logistics Solutions fosters out-of-the-box transportation packages

Sep 27 2021 at 08:00 AM | Project / Heavy Lift

From its base in Cambridge, southwestern Ontario, Pinnacle Logistics Solutions relies on the Great Lakes region for a substantial portion of its business. But its reach stretches to much of North America and this past summer a joint venture in the Western Arctic added a still wider dimension – quite an achievement for an enterprise with just 16 employees.

Project cargo outlook climbing at Canadian ports

Sep 27 2021 at 08:00 AM | Project / Heavy Lift | Ports & Terminals | Ports

With breakbulk activity already posting robust trends at key Canadian ports, the project cargo outlook is showing evidence of beginning to bounce back from equipment-production delays and other pandemic-related challenges.