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Scrambling for capacity
June 18, 2021 by Ian PutzgerCarriers and shippers alike struggle to move freight by air
NewsManufacturers slam border opening plan
June 11, 2021 by Inside Logistics Online StaffCanadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) is asking the government to remove all restrictions for manufacturing workers who need to cross the U.S.-Canada border
NewsBorder workers holding strike votes amid border reopening plans
June 11, 2021 by Tara Deschamps THE CANADIAN PRESS9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency workers are preparing for strike votes starting next week
NewsBRP raises full year guidance despite supply chain issues
June 4, 2021 by The Canadian Press (CPSTF)Reported a profit of $244.4 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss a year ago
NewsPartial Yantian port closure causing delays
June 3, 2021 by Inside Logistics Online StaffShips waiting more than 14 days, Maersk reports
NewsOECD sees improved Canadian economic growth this year
June 1, 2021 by The Canadian Press (CPSTF)Expects the Canadian economy to grow by 6.1 percent in 2021
Federal agency ignored problems with PPE stockpiles before pandemic
May 28, 2021 by Mia Rabson THE CANADIAN PRESSThe Public Health Agency of Canada couldn't handle demand for PPE when Covid-19 began because it ignored years of warnings that emergency stockpile wasn't properly managed, auditor general says
NewsLabour shortage slowing manufacturing recovery
May 27, 2021 by Inside Logistics Online StaffAlthough many manufacturers are emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic on solid footing, a mounting skilled labour shortage threatens to delay the sector’s full recovery
NewsWorldwide transport activity to double by 2050
May 17, 2021 by Inside Logistics Online StaffStudy finds related emissions will rise by 16 percent compared to 2015
NewsAmazon on hiring spree in U.S.
May 14, 2021 by Joseph Pisani THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSeeks to hire 75,000; offers US$100 to vaccinated hires