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Courtney Agencies becomes the 300th certified Living Wage Employer in BC Courtney Agencies, a customs brokerage and freight forwarding business based in Vancouver has become the 300th organization in BC to signify their commitment to ending working poverty by certifying as a Living Wage Employer. The living wage is the hourly amount a family needs […]
Special Section – B.C. Floods November 16: Port of Vancouver Operations Update Rail and road operations servicing the Port of Vancouver are heavily impacted by recent flooding in British Columbia. All rail service coming to and from the Port of Vancouver is halted because of flooding in the B.C. interior. Both CN and CP Rail […]
The fall issue of the Forwarder Magazine, published twice yearly, is now available and has been mailed out. The Forwarder Magazine is Canada’s only dedicated magazine for freight forwarders, load brokers, and cartage companies. Each edition contains original content on the issues affecting logistics professionals. The magazine celebrates the achievements of its member firms and their […]
CN has partnered with COSCO and the DP World Fairview Container Terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert on a priority train service enabling high demand goods to get from Shanghai to key markets in Canada faster than any other industry offering, the companies said. Thanks to low congestion at the port and strong terminal […]
For the first time in its fifty-year history, terminal operator Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership at the Port of Montreal, joined efforts with Fracht FWO Inc., an international Freight Forwarder with strong presence in North America, to receive a cargo vessel originating directly from China. “The first direct shipping link, without transshipment, between Asia and the […]
New this year, CIFFA is accepting freight brokers into our regular membership category. CIFFA offers numerous benefits to its North American Freight Brokers and Transportation based 3PLs. Whatever your role in the movement of goods, the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association is important. For transportation brokers, we offer support, advocacy, education and the stature of […]
Maritime October 1: Port of Vancouver ‘Gridlock’ A CIFFA freight forwarder member provided an update on the Port of Vancouver, as follows: “Congestion and delays are now severely impacting the Port of Vancouver’s operations. Increased demand to Vancouver by forwarders looking to bypass the congestion occurring at U.S. West Coast ports has resulted in increased […]