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Transportation & Logistics
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Online shoppers want control over delivery process: study
Mississauga, ON — A glitzy website or a modern app aren’t enough to satisfy today’s savvy online shoppers. They demand upfront transparency on fees, control over the delivery process, a clearly-stated returns policy and loyalty rewards, according to new research…
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Blockchain network to simplify supply chain management
Armonk, NY — IBM and Chainyard announced Trust Your Supplier (TYS), a new blockchain network designed to improve supplier qualification, validation, onboarding and life cycle information management. Anheuser-Busch InBev, Cisco, GlaxoSmithKline, Lenovo, Nokia, Schneider Electric and Vodafone are founding participants…
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Investment to help shippers gain access to western railways
Unity, SK — Two rail lines in Saskatchewan will receive $12.4 million in funds to help enhance rail capacity, reduce bottlenecks and increase competition by offering shippers access to two railways. The first project will upgrade the track of the…
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ELD data may alter shipper-carrier relationships
Toronto, ON — On the eve of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, one of the largest U.S. trucking operators, J.B. Hunt Transport, told customers to budget for transportation cost increases as high as “10 percent or more,” as the…
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CN and CSX announce new intermodal service offering
Montreal, QC —CN and CSX announced a new intermodal service offering between CN’s greater Montreal & Southern Ontario areas, and the CSX-served ports of Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey and the New York City metropolitan area. “Over the long term,…
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Feds invest in cargo expansion at Moncton airport
Moncton, NB —Canada’s government is investing in cargo expansions at Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport (YQM) in New Brunswick, Transport Canada announced yesterday. The government announced an investment of $8.34 million to improve cargo infrastructure at YQM and “move…
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First-ever automated dispatch and delivery with autonomous truck
New York, NY — Loadsmart and Starsky Robotics announced that they were able to automatically dispatch an autonomous truck to haul freight; having successfully priced, tendered and booked via Loadsmart and then picked up and delivered the shipment using Starsky’s…
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Trade war escalation comes at inopportune moment for economy
Washington, DC — The escalation of the U.S.-China trade fight comes at a particularly inopportune moment for the global economy, threatening to turn a period of slower growth into recession. In the past week, President Donald Trump has said he…
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Funding for Sarnia-Lambton corridor improvements
Sarnia, ON — Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced a major investment of $6 million for a project in the Sarnia-Lambton corridor and Port of Sarnia, which will increase the efficiency of moving Canadian goods to international markets. Improvements to…
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CP announces organizational changes
Calgary, AB —Canadian Pacific Railway announced organizational changes that it says will drive continued success. Robert Johnson, Executive Vice-President, Operations, is retiring at the end of September. Effective September 1, CP’s new Executive Vice-President, Operations, is Mark Redd. Redd joined…
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Funding to address rail bottlenecks near Vancouver port
Abbotsford, BC — Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport announced a major investment of $20 million to increase rail capacity near Abbotsford resulting in a significant increase in overseas trade to and from terminals in the Port of Vancouver. The project…
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FedEx to end ground delivery business with Amazon
New York, NY — FedEx says it will no longer make ground deliveries for Amazon as the online shopping giant builds its own fleet and becomes more of a threat to delivery companies. The announcement Wednesday comes two months after…