The group has created a blockchain platform built on Microsoft Azure technology for shippers, brokers, customers and third parties in the maritime insurance industry that is slated for rollout in 2018. London, UK — Danish shipping conglomerate A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S,…
LONDON, U.K.–Specialist freight transport insurer TT Club has issued specific guidelines on packing and securing coiled materials in containers, as part of its on-going campaign to improve standards of the safe packing of unit loads, including shipping containers. In general,…
Dubai, UAE and LONDON, U.K.–As pivotal hubs within global trade, container ports and terminals face risks that have potentially serious consequences for international supply chains. At a recent speech to the TOC Middle East Conference in Dubai, Julien Horn, of…
LONDON, Ont.– International transport, freight and logistics insurance provider TT Club and the UK’s P&I Club, a shipping protection and indemnity mutual insurer, have welcomed the amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) from the International Maritime Organization…
TORONTO, Ont.–SPARX logistics has announced its new weekly Less-Than Container Load (LCL) service from all major ports in Asia to Toronto, Canada. In addition to basic consolidation, freight forwarding and deconsolidation services, SPARX is able to offer a full complement…
TORONTO, Ont.–CITT is offering Letters of credit as the subject of its next professional development webinar. Letters of Credit, a heavily requested topic according to CITT, will run 12:00-1:00 PM EDT on September 16th. Hosted by Sherri Lane, Director of Consulting and Insurance…
TORONTO, Ont.–Aviva Canada Inc. is offering a new cross-border insurance coverage designed to provide a simple solution for Canadian domiciled companies who also have U.S. plated vehicles. “With the U.S. accounting for over three-quarters of Canada’s trade, and the…
FREDERICTON, N.B.–The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), the RCMP and the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) are joining forces to bring a national cargo theft reporting program to Atlantic Canada. The Cargo Theft Initiative, which IBC and the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) launched in Ontario in 2014,…
OTTAWA, Ont.–Since September 11, 2001, it has become more expensive to move goods by truck across the Canada-US border, according to a study released by StatsCan on July 24. The study, “How Much Thicker Is the Canada–U.S. Border? The Cost…
LOMBARD, Ill.–The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) released its 26th Annual “State of Logistics Report, presented by Penske Logistics, at a press conference today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.The event also included a panel discussion…
OTTAWA, Ont.–To enhance railway safety and make the rail industry and crude oil shippers more accountable to Canadians, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, announced that the Safe and Accountable Rail Act has received Royal Assent. This Act amends the…
MISSISSAUGA, Ont.– In the presence of customers and business partners, Kuehne + Nagel presented its “anniversary container” at a special event in Mississauga, Ontario on April 28. As a key element of its anniversary celebrations, Kuehne + Nagel sent two 40-foot containers on a…