Mergers & Acquisitions CP and KCS set to combine on April 14, 2023On April 14, 2023,CP will exercise the authority granted by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board's (STB) March 15 final decision and combine with Kansas City Southern (KCS) to create Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
Ocean MSC takes delivery of new record containershipThe MSC Tessa has a capacity of 24,116 TEUs, stacked up to 25 layers deep
Infrastructure Lake Superior port being developed as link to Ring of FireRed Rock, the northernmost heavy-cargo port on the Great Lakes is being developed by the BMI Group and the Red Rock Indian Band
Temperature ControlCool it: Australia’s biggest cold trucking firm has collapsed, but reports of a supermarket supply disaster are overheatedFlavio Macau
RailRail accidents: Public safety and accountability suffer because of deregulationBruce Campbell & Jennifer Quaid
Electric vehicles GM launches a bright future for EV production in OntarioGeneral Motors kicked off production of its BrightDrop electric van in Ingersoll, Ontario, in early December with the announcement of DHL as the Canadian launch customer
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chat GPT – three red flags for supply chain usersWhat does ChatGPT, the AI chatbot, mean for supply chains?
Leadership James and the Giant TigerJames Johnstone has led the discount retailer through a transportation transformation and is this year's Freight Management Association of Canada (FMA) Supply Chain Executive of the Year
Risk Management Future-proofing your supply chainA global imbalance between supply and demand has put supply chains into the headlines. Lesser understood, however, are the contributing factors that have been developing over the past decade.
Awards & Recognition Fedex’s 35 years in CanadaIn 1987, FedEx purchased its Canadian licensee, Cansica Inc., and established FedEx Express Canada
Pallets The pallet pioneersThe pallet revolutionized logistics. Among its pioneers are George Raymond Senior, Oliver Richter, the UIC and EPAL.
Covid-19 Making kayaks fasterHow ClearWater Design dug deep to ride the wave of pandemic-fuelled demand
Hydrogen Eight fleets opt for hydrogen in northern BC Eight commercial truck fleets have signed up to retrofit trucks to use hydrogen fuel in British Columbia
Contract negotiation CN and Unifor reach agreement CN and Unifor have come to tentative agreements covering four contracts
Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway opens for 65th season The 65th season of the St. Lawrence Seaway kicked off this week with the passage of the Captain Henry Jackman through St. Lambert lock, near Montreal, this season
Corporate Responsibility Transparency and sustainability new focus for supply chain, says annual MHI report Nearly three quarters of supply chain leaders are increasing their supply chain technology and innovation investments according to an industry report released at ProMat 2023
Government funding Drone Delivery Canada wins grant from green fund Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has been awarded a grant of up to $75,000 from the Downsview Aerospace Innovation and Research (DAIR) Green Fund for its clean energy drone delivery solution
Appointments Who’s on the move: March 20, 2021 Appointments, promotions, moves and changes in the supply chain sector this week
Mergers & Acquisitions CP and KCS set to combine on April 14, 2023 On April 14, 2023,CP will exercise the authority granted by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board's (STB) March 15 final decision and combine with Kansas City Southern (KCS) to create Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
Rail CP-KCS merger wins approval Surface Transportation Board decision authorizes CP control of KCS on or after April 14
Automation Robotics as a service Körber's Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) program will provide access to a global network of robotics service partners for a variety of business sizes and industries
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3D digital twin Tecsys Inc. launched a Digital Twin 3D Heat Map, at Promat 2023
Lifting Equipment Lithium-ion powered forklifts Big Joe Forklifts has made two new lithium forklifts available – the LXE50 Spartan and the LVE35 Sprint
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