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Air cargo demand slumps as COVID-19 takes hold: IATA
Geneva, Switzerland — According to The International Air Transport Association (IATA) the negative impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on air cargo demand are in full effect. February 2020 data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in cargo…
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Commercial border traffic down: CBSA
If you drive a truck, getting across the border into Canada is a much quicker process than it was just a couple of weeks ago, since the Government of Canada announced additional enhanced border measures related to foreign nationals on…
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Montreal/Lake Ontario section of Seaway welcomes first ship
St. Lambert, QC – The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) marked the opening of its Montreal / Lake Ontario section April 1, with the transit of the CSL Baie St. Paul through the St. Lambert Lock. “With the COVID-19 outbreak, we…
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Cargo ship denied entry to port of Halifax over COVID 19 concerns
Halifax, NS — The Public Health Agency of Canada says a cargo ship travelling from Germany has been denied entry to the port of Halifax because several crew members have symptoms of COVID-19. The Siem Cicero is carrying a shipment…
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Amid medical supplies scramble, pandemic highlights new perils to free trade
Washington, DC — “America First” rhetoric and disdain for free trade are old news in the Donald Trump era, but with countries in a life-or-death scramble to stockpile gowns, gloves, masks and ventilators, protectionism these days isn’t such a dirty word. Even an…
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Port employee with COVID-19 would not have interacted with truck drivers
Montreal, QC — An employee at the Port of Montreal has tested positive for COVID-19, the Maritime Employers’ Association (MEA) has confirmed, but the individual is a longshoreman who would have limited interaction with truck drivers. The employee was already…
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UN chief says COVID 19 is worst crisis since World War II
Tanzania — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the world faces the most challenging crisis since World War II, confronting a pandemic threatening people in every country, one that will bring a recession “that probably has no parallel in…
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World hungry for Canadian grain amid pandemic, with shipments abroad rising
Canadian grain is in high demand as shippers try to feed a growing appetite from mills and governments seeking to shore up staple reserves amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Grain shipments at the Port of Thunder Bay in Ontario doubled year…
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Mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on food trade and markets
Geneva, Switzerland — Amid measures taken to restrict the spread of COVID-19 around the world, governments need to minimize any potential impacts on the food supply chain, according to a joint statement by a group of United Nations organizations, adding…
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MSC prepares for demand from Asia to resume as COVID-19 crisis continues
As part of its ongoing response to the impact of COVID-19, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, has developed a Suspension of Transit (SOT) container shipping program to prepare for a recovery in demand for freight services once the impact of the…
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Warehouse workers protest as jobs get riskier
New York, NY — Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job Monday demanding greater safeguards against COVID-19, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to handle a surge in delivery orders. The…
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Father of Humboldt Bronco disappointed Saskatchewan has relaxed trucking rules
Regina, SK — A father whose son was killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he’s worried Saskatchewan’s move to relax some trucking rules during the COVID-19 outbreak may mean drivers will be pushed past their limits. Scott Thomas’s son Evan…