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With ever-tighter global security measures and customer restrictions "not to mention the growing popularity of just-in-time delivery" moving goods around the world has become a major challenge in logistics.

More than ever, companies must seek out the most efficient combination of methods for moving their goods, whether by air, sea, rail or truck. At , we've made it our business to become the Canadian experts in connecting markets worldwide on behalf of our clients. In fact, since 1976, has grown to become the largest Canadian-owned international freight forwarder, with our own branches coast-to-coast in Canada, a fully-owned branch in London, England and an ownership interest in branches in Germany and South Korea. We've got what it takes to move your shipment.

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Customs (Updated every Friday)

Using the correct tariff classification: beyond duties and taxes. Import data is also used for enforcement, to maintain trade statistics and negotiate trade agreements. More...

Alberta and B.C.'s exports to grow steadily through 2014 according to EDC forecast. British Columbia's export growth to top all provinces, while Alberta's will see steady increases. More...

Post-Panamax ships can now call at Port of Montreal. Shipping lines will be able to substantially increase capacity on their services to Montreal. More...

Canada - United States Entry/Exit Initiative progressing as planned. Both countries were able to identify potential overstays and potential unexecuted immigration warrants. More...

Reminder: eManifest webinar presentations continue through May and June. Each presentation is hosted by a CBSA representative and followed by a question and answer period. More...

Technical documents: Government memorandums, notices and decisions

  • Message from CBSA re : Victoria Day Holiday.
  • Memorandum D3-4-2 Highway Cargo - Import Movements.
  • Memorandum D14-1-7 Assessment of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties Under the Special Import Measures Act.
  • CRA Form B270 Excise Act 2001 - Excise Duty Return - Non-Licensee
  • CFIA Addendum for Containment Zones Where Low-Risk Exotic Invertebrates are Displayed. Improved certification process for display facilities wishing to import low risk living organisms.
  • Requirements for Fishing Vessels and Landing sites to comply with Fish Inspection Regulations. Memo to all processing establishments and operators of fishing vessels and landing sites used to harvest and/or transport fish intended for human consumption and export.
  • CFIA Form 4560 Import Declaration 2013/05
  • CITT Appeal No. AP-2012-036 Shredded Mozzarella cheese (coated with cellulose powder) and sliced pepperoni, packaged together.
  • USDA Revises the Citrus Longhorned Beetle and Asian Longhorned Beetle Federal Order. Removes requirements for CLB and ALB host plants for planting from Canada.
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Certificates of Compliance. Proposal to require that importers of regulated finished products manufactured outside of the U.S. file the required certificate electronically with U.S. Customs at the time of filing the entry.

Previous Issues

 

Logistics
Port of Montreal Open to Post-Panamax Ships(2013/05/15)

ILWU Sympathizers Seek to Block Kalama Ship Loading(2013/05/10)

Dockworkers End Strike at Hong Kong Port(2013/05/07)

Can You Trust Safety Data Sheets?(2013/05/06)

Hong Kong Dock Talks Expected to Resume Thursday(2013/05/02)

Hong Kong Port Strike Update(2013/04/29)

Hong Kong Port Strike Continues(2013/04/26)

Lufthansa Mulls Legal Action Over Planned Strike - Strike Update(2013/04/22)

HK Shippers Work Around the Strike(2013/04/22)

Jim Flaherty on Why Ottawa Modernized the General Preferential Tariff Program(2013/04/22)

Lufthansa Faces More Strikes As Union Rejects Offer(2013/04/19)

Docker Strike Continues In Hong Kong(2013/04/16)

Canadian Government to Help More Ships Reduce Emissions, Improve Air Quality (2013/04/15)

Continuing Problems in Hong Kong (2013/04/12)

Panama Canal Plans New Toll Structure(2013/04/12)

Hong Kong's HIT Says It Isn't Liable for Delays (2013/04/11)

ILA Members Approve New Six-Year Master Contract (2013/04/11)

Hong Kong Dockworkers to Meet With Mediator (2013/04/10)

Hong Kong Dockworker Strike Continues Into 11th Day(2013/04/09)

Union Rules Out Warning Strikes at Lufthansa Until Mid-April(2013/04/09)

110 Box Ships Head for Strike-Hit Hong Kong(2013/04/05)

Strike Impacting Operations at Hong Kong's Kwai Chung Terminals (2013/04/04)

Shippers Weigh Options as HIT Strike Continues(2013/04/03)

Dockworker Strike Disrupts Hong Kong Truck Traffic(2013/04/02)

U.S. CBP Wood Packaging Material Trade Outreach Presentation(2013/04/01)

Hamburg Süd and Hapag Lloyd Cancel Merger Talks(2013/04/01)

Integrated Cargo Security Strategy - CBSA Website(2013/03/25)

Sequestration to Dramatically Reduce U.S. Customs Manpower(2013/03/21)

Boeing Gets OK To Test New 787 Battery(2013/03/14)

ILA, USMX Agree to 6-Year Contract (2013/03/14)

Hapag Lloyd Notice - Kiel Canal Disruption of Traffic (2013/03/12)

Delay in EU's Known Consignor Rule(2013/03/11)

Boxship Capacity to Hit Record High(2013/03/11)

Agreement between Canada and the European Union - Supply Chain Security(2013/03/05)

German Union Says Could Call for Strike at Lufthansa(2013/03/05)

OOCL Stuck Container Ship to Receive Help Late Friday Afternoon(2013/03/04)

U.S. Customs Explains How Budget Cuts Will Slow Cargo(2013/03/04)

Longshore Clerks Approve Contracts with LA/Long Beach Employers(2013/02/22)

Port Metro Vancouver Announces Smart Fleet Trucking Strategy(2013/02/22)

Port of Montreal New Collective Agreement Between the MEA and the Longshoremen (2013/02/22)

Port Metro Vancouver: Continuing Growth Building Common Interest(2013/02/20)

India Braces for General Strike(2013/02/20)

Surcharges Loom as Cochin (India) Strike Continues(2013/02/18)

West Coast Longshore Clerks Reject 16 Contracts (2013/02/13)

Air China Increases Flights to Vancouver by Four per Week(2013/02/08)

U.S. Postal Service Announces New Delivery Schedule - End Saturday Delivery(2013/02/07)

Truck Strike Disrupts Container Traffic at India's Cochin Terminal(2013/02/06)

Greece Orders Seamen Back To Work(2013/02/06)

Iberia Workers Plan Five-Day Strike(2013/02/04)

Egyptian Port Operations & Suez Canal Transit Updates(2013/02/04)

Argentina Eliminates Non-Automatic Import License Requirement, Raises Import Tariffs(2013/02/01)

Wood Packaging Material (WPM) and ISPM 15 Requirements(2013/02/01)

New York Issues Overhang Longshore Talks (2013/02/01)

ILA, USMX to Continue Contract Talks (2013/02/01)

EU Aviation Security - Compliance with EU Regulation 185/2010 Known Consignor(2013/01/30)

ILA, USMX to Resume Contract Talks This Week(2013/01/30)

Porter Airlines and Singapore Airlines Begin New Interline Agreement(2013/01/30)

Carriers Advise Shippers on ILA Strike Contingencies (2013/01/30)

Egypt Crisis Threatens Canal Transits(2013/01/30)

Canadian Gov't Partners with PMV to Improve Exports Through Asia-Pacific Gateway(2013/01/28)

Two Cargo Crimes a Day in US(2013/01/23)

Delays and Cancellations at European Airports(2013/01/23)

Extended Runway Officially Opens at Halifax Stanfield(2013/01/22)

ILA, New York Employers to Resume Talks(2013/01/22)

Canada Closing In On European Union Free-Trade Pact(2013/01/21)

London Heathrow Cancels More Flights Over Snow(2013/01/21)

Air Freight Logjam at Chennai Airport(2013/01/21)

Airlines Rearrange Flights After 787s Grounded(2013/01/21)

Piracy Falls in 2012, But Seas Off East and West Africa Remain Dangerous(2013/01/17)

Airport Cargo Workers Go On Indefinite Strike at Chennai Airport(2013/01/11)

ILA Walks Out of NY-NJ Talks(2013/01/10)

MEA and Montreal Longshoremen MoU on Proposed New Collective Agreement (2013/01/09)

Transport Canada ACS - More Regulatory Change Expected (2013/01/09)

Slow Steaming: Everyone's a Winner Now? (2013/01/08)

Port of Rotterdam Undergoes Major Renovations to Increase Capacity by 30 Per Cent (2013/01/07)

India Fog Disrupts Flights and Trains (2013/01/03)

ILA Prepares for Dec. 30 Strike (2012/12/21)

ILA, USMX Talks Break Off – Strike Potential Looms for December 29 (2012/12/19)

Truckers End Strike at India's Nehru Port (2012/12/19)

Prince Rupert Container Terminal Reaches Half-Million TEU Milestone (2012/12/19)

Longshore Negotiations 'Going Well' In Montreal (2012/12/17)

Is The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway On The Verge of a Huge Surge in Traffic (2012/12/12)

German Airports Disrupted By Token Strikes (2012/12/12)

Canadian Government Expands Sanctions Against Iran (2012/12/12)

West Coast Crisis Over, U.S. Retail Trade Groups Look East (2012/12/10)

Hungary's Budapest Airport Shut After Electrical Fault (2012/12/10)

LA, Long Beach Act to Ease Strike Impact (2012/12/07)

Employers Revise Offer to Striking LA-Long Beach Workers (2012/12/04)

Strike Continues to Threaten Gridlock in LA-Long Beach (2012/12/03)

Talks Resumed as LA-Long Beach Strike Entered 4th Day (2012/12/03)

Mombasa Hikes Tariffs by 10%(2012/11/28)

Still Too Many Containerships (2012/11/26)

The Box That Rocked the Boat (2012/11/23)

Containership Runs Aground in Prince Rupert Harbour (2012/11/23)

Argentine Labour Strike Cripples Transport (2012/11/21)

Slowdown Hits India's Cochin Terminal (2012/11/20)

WTO Launches New “International Trade and Market Access” Interactive Tool(2012/11/20)

Anti-Austerity Strikes Disable Ports in Spain, Portugal and Greece (2012/11/16)

St-Lawrence Seaway Closing of the 2012 Navigation Season (2012/11/16)

Anti-Austerity Strikes Sweep Europe – Hundreds of Flights Cancelled (2012/11/15)

Container Service Reliability Declines (2012/11/14)

EU Freezes ETS Law For Airlines(2012/11/14)

NY-NJ Port Operating at ‘Full Speed’ (2012/11/08)

Kochi to Scan All Containers at Vallarpadam (Kochi Port) (2012/11/08)

New OOCL Chassis Policy (Virginia) Effective January 1, 2013 (2012/11/07)

NY/NJ Container Terminals Reopen(2012/11/07)

Some New Jersey Terminals Open Sunday (2012/11/05)

Operational Update from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (2012/11/02)

East Coast Airport Operations Update (2012/11/02)

NY-NJ Port Still Closed, While Other Ports Reopen (2012/11/01)

Hurricane Sandy Creates Havoc for Airfreight (2012/11/01)

U.S. Ports, Airports Undergo Post-Storm Assessment (2012/10/31)

Severe Floods In Argentina Affect Port Terminals At San Lorenzo (2012/10/30)

Operational Update Port of New York/New Jersey(2012/10/30)

Sandy Causes Widespread Disruption(2012/10/30)

Update On US Dock Labour Discussions (2012/10/29)

Frustrations Grow at Vanterm and Deltaport (2012/10/26)

Halifax Stanfield: Powerful Economic Engine Worth $1.26 Billion to Provincial Economy in 2011 (2012/10/26)

Panama Riots Stop Cargo Flow(2012/10/26)

Canadian Government Tables Agreement That Will Expand Canada-Chile FTA (2012/10/24)

Rail Strike Takes Out Fret SNCF Traffic (France) (2012/10/24)

Antwerp Eyes Big Increase Of Maritime Trade With Canada (2012/10/23)

Port of Halifax Third Quarter 2012 Tonnage Rises (2012/10/23)

IMB Reports Drop In Somali Piracy, But Warns Against Complacency (2012/10/22)

Second 24-hour General Strike in Greece Impacts Flights (2012/10/19)

Air Canada Increases Flights in Western Canada - Deploys New Q400 Aircraft(2012/10/19)

Apple at the Core of Rising Global Air Freight Costs(2012/10/17)

Statement by FMCS Director on East Coast Ports Labor Negotiations (2012/10/17)

Canada Set to Lose WTO Green Energy Dispute: Report (2012/10/17)

Mozambique Becomes 145th Contracting Party to the Harmonized System Convention (2012/10/15)

Prince Rupert Volume January-September Up 47 Percent (2012/10/15)

Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement Negotiations (2012/10/15)

Canada Formally Joins Trans-Pacific Partnership (2012/10/10)

Le Havre Paralysed As Dockers Strike (2012/10/10)

South African Truckers Look to Port and Rail Workers to Join in Strike Action (2012/10/09)

Port Workers End Strike In Chile After 12 Days (2012/10/09)

Ports of Auckland Dispute Not Over (2012/10/05)

TT Club Urges Container Weight Verification(2012/10/01)

10 Things To Know About Trucks Coming From The U.S. (2012/09/28)

Transport Canada ACS Regulatory Consultations for the General – Toronto and Montreal(2012/09/28)

Exports Lift Seaway Cargo Trade By 7 Per Cent In August (2012/09/27)

Eastbound Transpacific Carriers Seek Large Rate Hikes (2012/09/26)

Bigger Vessels Create Challenges(2012/09/20)

Asia-US Rates Rise As Port Strike Threat Grows (2012/09/19)

US Maritime Unions Boost Strength While Shippers Eye Chicago For Back-Up (2012/09/17)

Extra Slow Steaming Impacts Supply Chains (2012/09/17)

Slow-Steaming: An Opportunity For The Air Freight Industry (2012/09/17)

Liner Shipping At Tipping Point (2012/09/13)

NIT League: Port Strike Would Cause Big Supply Chain Disruption(2012/09/11)

Gulf Ports May Reopen Friday (2012/08/31)

Amsterdam Airport Part Closed By WWII Bomb (2012/08/30)

ILA Local Votes to Authorize a Strike (2012/08/30)

Koreas Brace for Another Typhoon After Bolaven (2012/08/30)

ILA Strike Likely After Talks Collapse(2012/08/23)

Strait of Hormuz Remains Open After Collision (2012/08/21)

Port Metro Vancouver Posts Healthy Growth at 2012 Mid-Year (2012/08/17)

Ramadan Causes Backlogs at Mideast Ports (2012/08/15)

ACL Buys Multipurpose RORO/Containerships(2012/08/13)

Prince Rupert Container Traffic Hits Monthly Record (2012/08/10)

Brazil’s Unions Step Up The Heat (2012/08/10)

CFIA and USDA Joint Notice on Asian Gypsy Moth (2012/08/09)

Typhoon Shuts Taiwanese Ports, Airports (2012/08/07)

Argentine Tug Boats and Pilots Commence Go-Slow Ahead of Full Strike(2012/08/07)

TT Talk 163 - Weighing Containers (2012/07/30)

Study of U.S. Inland Containerized Cargo Moving Through Canadian and Mexican Seaports Released (2012/07/30)

Reminder Low Water Level - Montreal (2012/07/26)

Cyclone Disrupts Hong Kong Port, Airport Operations (2012/07/25)

CBP Agriculture Specialists Detect Asian Gypsy Moth at the Port of Tacoma (2012/07/20)

ILA, USMX Resume Negotiations (2012/07/20)

Brazil Customs Slowdowns Intensify (2012/07/18)

Canadian Government Announces Next Steps Towards Building New Bridge for the St. Lawrence (2012/07/13)

CP Update on Computer Network Outage Affecting CP Operations (2012/07/13)

Shippers Begin to Plan For US East Coast Port Closures (2012/07/13)

Cape Breton Municipality Launches Marketing Effort to Develop Container Terminal in Sydney (2012/07/11)

Brazil’s ‘Turtle Strike’ Continues to Slow Ports (2012/07/10)

Truck Strike Slams South Korea Container Trade (2012/07/09)

Judge Bars ILWU From Slowdowns at Portland (2012/07/09)

Brazil Customs Slowdowns Continue (2012/07/09)

Philippine Airlines Faces Strike (2012/07/09)

Congestion at Damman Port (Saudi Arabia) Expected to Continue (2012/07/09)

Strike Threatens to Shut India's Nehru Port (2012/06/27)

TIACA Urges More Governments to Pursue Mutual Recognition Agreements for Air Cargo Security (2012/06/22)

Carriers Implement Low Water Surcharges - Montreal (2012/06/21)

U.S. 100 Percent Scanning Mandate Gets Reprieve(2012/06/20)

Container Lines Want IMO to Require Weighing of Laden Containers (2012/06/20)

Air Canada to Conduct First Flight with Sustainable Biofuel (2012/06/20)

U.S. Congress Wants DHS to Consider All-Cargo Air Carrier Screening (2012/06/18)

LA-Long Beach Terminals Increase PierPass Truck Fees (2012/06/15)

Idle Container Fleet Drops 47 Percent(2012/06/15)

Canadian Government Restores Market Access for Canadian Beef to Peru (2012/06/13)

U.S. Agency Is Told Canada Is Diverting Minimal Cargo from American Ports (2012/06/11)

New Dispute Hits Norwegian Air Freight(2012/06/11)

U.S. Shippers Fail to Kill Overseas Container Scanning Plan (2012/06/07)

Canadian Exporters Better Prepared to Deal With Dollar at Parity (2012/06/07)

Reminder Invitation to Comment: CFIA Proposal For Service Standard and User Fee For Food Safety (2012/06/05)

Growth of 3.6 Percent in Montreal Container in 2011 (2012/06/05)

Freight Hit As Norwegian Strikes Widen(2012/06/04)

Strike at Brazil’s Port of Santos(2012/06/04)

TSA and EU Achieve Unprecedented Air Cargo Security Through Agreement (2012/06/04)

Update on CP Strike(2012/05/31)

CIFFA Member Comments on Vancouver Exam Delays (2012/05/31)

CP Update - Legislative Process Update May 29, 2012(2012/05/30)

Government of Canada Introduces Legislation – Restoring Rail Service Act (2012/05/29)

CP-TCRC Negotiations Update – May 27 (2012/05/28)

Station Grabs SpaceX Dragon Ship – First Commercial Cargo Ship to Visit Space Station (2012/05/28)

DHS Air Cargo Screening Fees Effective June 22, 2012(2012/05/25)

Canadian Government Prepared to Introduce the Restoring Rail Service Act (2012/05/24)

ACI Air & Marine – Postal Code Compliance(2012/05/23)

Quarter of Containers Delayed at Sea (2012/05/23)

IMPORTANT - CP Canadian Network Shutdown Due to TCRC STRIKE (2012/05/23)

Container Exam Backlogs at Vancouver to Clear – Soon?(2012/05/22)

TSA Sets Cargo Screening Deadline for International Inbound Passenger Aircraft (2012/05/18)

Air Canada Re-Launches Daily Non-Stop Seasonal Flights between St. John's and London Heathrow (2012/05/18)

Saint Lawrence Seaway Begins Season With Volume Gain (2012/05/17)

Wider Panama Canal Will be a Safety Valve for U.S. Traffic(2012/05/16)

EU Naval Forces Hit Somali Pirate Base (2012/05/16)

ACI Transmissions - CBSA Enforces Postal Codes With No Warning (2012/05/15)

CFIA Statistics: Wood packaging Non-Compliance for September 2011(2012/05/14)

Halifax International Airport Authority Reports on 2011 – A Record Year (2012/05/11)

Operations Return to Normal at Port Klang (Malaysia) (2012/05/09)


 

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