Regulatory, Legislative
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Brexit red tape leaves fish rotting
Fishing industry says it is tangled in post-Brexit red tape
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Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) makes digital documents available
Data and process standards for the submission of shipping instructions and issue of bills of lading (B/L) have been published
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Ontario caps food delivery fees
Food delivery companies will be required to limit the rates they charge to 20 per cent for each transaction
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Environmentalists unhappy with Arctic fuel ban loopholes
New ban on a highly polluting shipping fuel in Arctic waters is full of gaps and Canada should not make use of loopholes, says World Wildlife Fund
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Ottawa orders trains to slow down in the cold
New order will base guidelines on temperatures rather than dates
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Transport Canada’s dangerous goods registry outdated
Audit identifies numerous shortcomings
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UK says no-deal Brexit could see 7,000-truck border queues
Two-day waits to get into France possible immediately after the U.K. makes its economic break from the European Union
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Ottawa taking on rail safety projects
Spending more than $25 million over three years for the Rail Safety Improvement Program
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U.K. forwarders confused over post-Brexit rules
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) reports its members have significant reservations over whether they will have the capacity to handle the changes
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UN urges governments to consider effects of procurement
Urges them to ensure public procurement does no harm to people and the planet