In 2016, The Northwest Seaport Alliance announced that it handled 3,615,752 TEUs for the year, an increase of more than 2 percent from 2015 volumes. Full imports for the year were up 6 percent to 1,391,590 TEUs and full exports increased...
28 November 2020
Categories: Freight News
Many air freight shipments of time and temperature sensitive products including food, pharmaceutical, medical devices, vaccines, and industrial chemicals such as chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries, adhesives, and sealants contain, or have attached to the package(s) and/or overpack(s) small battery-powered tracking...
28 November 2020
Categories: Freight News
According to global shipping consultants Drewry, chemical shipping vessel supply on major routes has been in surplus with many newbuilding deliveries and swing tankers flooding the market. As a result, freight rates on long-haul routes will continue to be challenged by...
28 November 2020
Categories: Freight News
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing to streamline and update its cost recovery program. Within its many mandates, the CFIA inspects imports of food, animals and plants. The Agency reports that hundreds of sector-specific CFIA fees are now in...
28 November 2020
Categories: Canadian Custom Brokerage
According to data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), global air cargo volumes grew by 3.8% in 2016 compared to 2015. This was nearly double the industry's average growth rate of 2.0% over the last five years. IATA notes that...
28 November 2020
Categories: Canadian Custom Brokerage
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