Canada

Canada

U.S.-Mexico cross-border trade by truck
BTS statistics highlight US-Mexico imbalance
Intermodal volume on U.S. railroads is up 5.8 percent year-over-year in the first 24 weeks of 2014.
US railroads’ intermodal traffic hits historic mark
North American intermodal traffic is up 5.3 percent so far this year on reporting railroads. Source: AAR.
North American Rail Volumes Continue to Rise
Third Quarter 2011-2013 West Coast Market Shares By Country. Source: Individual Ports
US Ports See Highest West Coast Market Share Since 2011

Press Releases

US wood pellet exports rose in fourth quarter
Trade Data
Purolator International Names Bruce Roberts as Western District Sales Manager
International Logistics
Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Names CN Railroad Company of the Year
Canadian National Railway
Toronto Port Authority Appoints Vice President Communications and Public Affairs
International Ports
Minister Raitt meets with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities on improving railway transportation
Rail & Intermodal
Aboriginal Groups Announce the Creation of the Coastal Aboriginal Shipbuilding Alliance (CASA)
Ships & Shipbuilding
CN announces plan to buy back shares through private agreements
Canadian National Railway
CN extends EcoConnexions From the Ground Up program for three more years to green public properties across Canada
Canadian National Railway
Appointment to the Belledune Port Authority
International Ports
Milbank Advises Export Development Canada in $1 Billion Bond Offering
Trade Data
Purolator International Appoints Michael Sonnentag as Branch Sales Manager of its Milwaukee Branch
Purolator

Canadian West Coast ports have no buffer for US cargo diversions

16 May 2022
Container terminals in Vancouver and Prince Rupert are operating at full capacity, meaning they are unable to handle any cargo diversions from US West Coast ports if longshore contract negotiations head south.
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Canada-bound truck freight drops 10 percent amid protests
10 Feb 2022
Visibility software company FourKites is tracking a drop in cargo volumes and on-time performance in northbound shipments as protesting Canadian truck drivers bring more disruption to the US-Canadian border.
US-Canada border protest forces freight rerouting
02 Feb 2022
A trucker blockade at a small US-Canada border crossing will bring big cost increases for cross-border shippers, as US carriers begin to embargo or reroute freight hundreds of miles.
Arrive Logistics moves into cross-border freight with Forager acquisition
01 Feb 2022
The acquisition of cross-border specialist Forager Group will help multi-modal logistics provider Arrive offer shippers more visibility, connections, and capacity.
Truckload carriers see no break in freight demand
27 Jan 2022
With consumers still spending, Knight-Swift and Landstar see more growth, and higher rates, ahead.
Canadian National names first female CEO in its history
26 Jan 2022
Tracy Robinson will become the first female CEO of Canadian National Railway when the former Canadian Pacific executive takes over for J.J. Ruest at the end of February.
Vaccine mandates not slowing US-Canada freight
26 Jan 2022
Proactive steps taken by US and Canadian motor carriers and shippers ahead of vaccine mandates for truck drivers are keeping cross-border freight flowing despite earlier fears of disruption and delays.
Delays await US-Canada truckers as vaccine mandates loom
13 Jan 2022
Shippers “will have to be innovative” to avoid delays caused by COVID-19 vaccine mandates for truck drivers crossing the US-Canadian border.
CP extends contract with Canadian Tire to serve inland port
30 Dec 2021
Canadian Pacific has signed a multi-year agreement to continue to move goods for Canadian Tire, which will include the inland port the tire company purchased a stake in this August.
Teamsters elect Hoffa opponents to lead union
19 Nov 2021
Teamsters rank-and-file members have elected critics of outgoing General President James P. Hoffa to lead the union in a more militant direction.
Vancouver port stakeholders hope for rail restoration this weekend
17 Nov 2021
After severe weather last weekend caused flooding and mudslides, Vancouver port stakeholders hope that rail service can be restored this weekend to the port, a key entry point for US imports.