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Transportation & Logistics
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CP showcases new high capacity hopper cars
Calgary, AB — Canadian Pacific unveiled the next generation of grain transportation at the G3 Pasqua elevator near Moose Jaw, Sask. The 8,500-foot High Efficiency Product (HEP) train features new, and highly efficient, Canadian-made hopper cars, and can move approximately…
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Hyperloop, container terminal operator join forces
Playa Vista, CA — Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT/HTT) announced the creation of a joint venture company with Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft (HHLA) the leading container terminal operator in the Port of Hamburg. The company will focus on integrating the…
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Volvo Trucks offers new freight efficiency package
Greensboro, NC — Volvo Trucks’ new “Payload Plus” packages for the Volvo VNR and VNL series provide significant weight savings, helping maximize payload and fuel efficiency in weight-sensitive tanker, bulk-haul, and specific dry van and refrigerated applications. The Payload Plus…
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Air freight marks modest growth in October: IATA
Geneva, Switzerland — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 3.1% in October 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This pace…
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Regulators, exporters talk harmonizing standards in Canada, U.S.
Washington, DC — Life-changing technology breakthroughs could be strangled by red tape at the Canada-U.S. border unless the two countries give innovators one shared set of rules to follow, Treasury Board President Scott Brison said in Washington Tuesday. Brison joined…
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CP sets record for grain shipments to Vancouver
Calgary, AB — Canadian Pacific announced that November 2018 was another very strong month for the movement of Canadian grain. The company has broken its previous record for carloads of Western Canadian grain and grain products shipped to the Port…
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‘Logic will prevail’ with politicians ratifying USMCA, says BRP chief executive
Toronto, ON — U.S. politicians will ratify the revised North American Free Trade Agreement despite threats that the continent could be left without any deal after President Donald Trump says he will withdraw from the existing trade pact, the head…
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How Donald Trump boosted Nova Scotia’s lucrative lobster industry
Halifax, NS — Canada’s largest and most lucrative lobster fishery got started Saturday off Nova Scotia’s southwest coast, where about 5,200 fishermen were geared up for what is expected to be another profitable season — thanks in part to Donald…
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Matson’s newest vessel largest containership built in the U.S.
Honolulu, HI — Matson welcomed the first of four new ships being built for the company that will be introduced in its Hawaii service over the next two years. Named in honor of Hawaii’s late senior U.S. Senator, the Daniel…
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Where are the drones? Amazon’s customers are still waiting
Jeff Bezos boldly predicted five years ago that drones would be carrying Amazon packages to people’s doorsteps by now. Amazon customers are still waiting. And it’s unclear when, if ever, this particular order by the company’s founder and CEO will…
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Toronto Transportation Club elects 2019 executive committee
Toronto, ON – The Toronto Transportation Club held its Annual General Meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre where it elected its executive committe for 2019. The executive committee for 2019 is: Mike Fontaine – General Manager C.H. Robinson (Canada)…
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Out with the old: Trump to kill old NAFTA to push Congress to approve USMCA
Washington, DC — The original NAFTA deal has landed back atop Donald Trump’s hit list, with the U.S. president again declaring he intends to terminate the 24-year-old trade pact — a move that appears designed to pressure lawmakers on Capitol…