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Ag Transport Coalition releases performance measurement update on grain
WINNIPEG, Man.– The Ag Transport Coalition has released the performance measurement update for Grain Week 23 (Feb. 3). The weekly report details railway performance across a range of key indicators including rail car demand, railway car supply, timeliness of railway car…
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Unifor truckers ratify new agreements
MONTREAL, Que.–Members of four Unifor locals across Ontario and Quebec, after bargaining as a team, have ratified a new three-year collective agreement that includes pay increases and improvements to scheduling to help ensure a more stable workweek. “This deal shows what is possible…
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Rail cars arrive at Ceres’ Northgate hub
TORONTO, Ont.–Ceres Global Ag Corp. announced that 63 rail hopper cars from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway have arrived at the Corporation’s commodity logistics hub in Northgate, Saskatchewan. With the completion of the temporary grain transloading facility in October 2014 and the installation of…
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WWL vehicle services Americas expands in Mexico
LYSAKER, Norway– Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has expanded its Mexico operations with the acquisition of integrated logistics provider Carlogistics. The expansion adds two facilities and nearly 100 employees to WWL’s auto logistics network in Mexico. Processing centers in Cuautitlan (just…
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TSB releases report into 2013 CP train derailment near White River, Ont.
TORONTO, Ont.– In its investigation report (R13T0060) released today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined that a rail fracture caused by the impact of a broken wheel led to the derailment of a Canadian Pacific (CP) freight train near White River,…
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Saint John-Digby ferry service arrives in Saint John
SAINT JOHN, N.B.– The replacement vessel for the MV Princess of Acadia, which serves the Saint John, New Brunswick to Digby, Nova Scotia ferry route, has safely arrived in Saint John. The announcement was made by the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, along with Rodney Weston, Member of…
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Canada to maintain minimum grain volume requirements for railways
OTTAWA, Ont.–Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced Saturday that minimum grain volume requirements will be extended until March 28, 2015. This measure was initially introduced in March 2014. The government has put in place volume requirements that…
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Norfolk Southern to acquire 283 miles of CP’s Delaware & Hudson track
NORFOLK, Va.–Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS) has agreed to acquire 283 miles of track from Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) subsidiary, Delaware & Hudson Railway’s (D&H) between Sunbury, Pennsylvania, and Schenectady, New York, for US$217 million. The new proposal is subject to…
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SCAM ALERT: ADVISORY to CanadianShipper.com readers of ongoing web scam
TORONTO, Ont.–CanadianShipper.com’s publishers and editors have become aware of a scam indirectly affecting our web publication. A company called Norvis International (http://www.norvislog.eu/) has been linking prospective car buyers to articles about Norvis that are made to look as if they…
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Replacement vessel purchased or Saint John-Digby ferry service
OTTAWA, Ont.–The Government of Canada has entered into an agreement for the purchase of a ferry vessel to replace the MV Princess of Acadia, which serves the Saint John, New Brunswick to Digby, Nova Scotia ferry route. A purchase agreement…