PRESIDENT’S NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE
Together with my colleagues at the Freight Management Association (FMA), I wish you a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! I am humbled, honored and privileged to assume the ro [...]
Bob Ballantyne wins Supply Chain Executive of the Year
The digital edition of Inside Logistics containing the article can be found at: Inside Logistics December 2020 Digital ArchiveThe article can be found at: Inside Logistics - Both Sides [...]
PRESIDENT’S YEAR-END REPORT 2020
At the beginning of 2020, we, of course, did not see a number of the disruptive issues that confronted shippers and other supply chain stakeholders during the year.The rail blockades i [...]
FMA and Western Short Lines Announce Cooperative Agreement
FMA and the Western Canadian Short Line Railway Association (WCSLRA) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a cooperative agreement that will cover areas of mutual interes [...]
JOHN COREY APPOINTED FMA PRESIDENT JANUARY 1, 2021
Bob Ballantyne is pleased to announce that the FMA Board of Directors has approved the appointment of John Corey as President of the Freight Management Association of Canada, effective [...]
TRANSPORT MINISTER CLEARS DEC. 25 FREIGHT DELIVERY
The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, has announced that he has cleared a major freight transportation movement originating from one location in the far north to multiple [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #61
Service Update - All Modes Air Cargo No air cargo service issues have been reported since update #60. Air Canada has announced its cargo schedule update showing new wide-body routes an [...]
EXPIRING LABOUR AGREEMENTS 2021
As in past years, FMA has made arrangements with Labour Canada to obtain advance notice of the Transportation Labour Agreements expiring in 2021. From this information, FMA publishes a [...]
TC BRIEFING – ELD IMPLEMENTATION -SUMMARY OF NOV. 26 DISCUSSION
The Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations have been amended to require certified Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) to be installed in vehicles owned by federally regu [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #60
Service Update - All Modes Air Cargo No service issues have been reported since update #59. Air Canada has announced its cargo schedule update showing new routes and frequencies taking [...]
TRANSPORT CANADA ELD UPDATE – OCTOBER 26
On October 26, Transport Canada issued a news release updating the implementation plans for electronic logging devices (ELDs). The coming-into-force date for trucks to be equipped with [...]
FMA’s Bob Ballantyne named Supply Chain Executive of the Year 2020
The Board of Directors of the Freight Management Association of Canada (FMA) is pleased to announce that Bob Ballantyne, P. Eng., FCILT, President of FMA, has been chosen as the Supply [...]
CN & CP Winter Contingency Plans
In 2018, the Canada Transportation Act was amended to require the Class 1 railways to submit their winter operations contingency plans to Transport Canada by the end of September each [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #59
Service Update - All Modes Air Cargo No service issues have bee reported since update #58. Air Canada has announced its cargo schedule update showing new routes and frequencies taking [...]
New Service for FMA Members
Rail Shipper Remedies: Using the Law to your advantageAt a time when shippers continue to report declining service levels, arbitrary increases in rates and ancillary charges for specia [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #58
Service Update - All ModesAir CargoAir Canada announced a resumption of passenger and cargo flights to many destinations effective September 1. There are now direct wide-body flights t [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #57
Service Update - All ModesOcean ShippingBlanked sailings by container lines continue to be reported by various publications.RailCNFollowing from Update #55, there continue wide-spread [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #56
Service Update - All ModesBlanked sailings by container lines continue to be reported by various publications.There are wide-spread reports of service delays on CN in recent weeks from [...]
Port of Montreal Longshore Labour Negotiations – 4 Day Strike
On Friday, July 24, the Montreal Port Authority issued a news release commenting on this week's four-day longshore labour strike. The news release can be found at the following link.ht [...]
Port of Montreal Longshore Labour Negotiations – 4 Day Strike
FMA has received the latest update on the labour dispute between the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) and CUPE Local 375, representing the longshore workers at the Port of Montreal [...]
Port of Montreal Longshore Labour Negotiations
FMA has obtained the current status of the labour negotiations between the Maritime Emplyers Association (MEA) and CUPE Local 375, representing the longshore workers at the Port of Mon [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #55
Service Update - All ModesThere are no service disruptions reported by any of the modes at this time, although blanked sailings by container lines continue to be reported by various pu [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #54
Service Update - All Modes There are no service disruptions reported by any of the modes at this time. Air Cargo Air Canada provided an update on its wide-body flight schedule on July [...]
CUSMA Regulation Update
Further to the update of July 2, Global Affairs Canada has advised of further regulations that have been implemented related to CUSMA, which went into effect on July 1, 2020.The three [...]
Port of Montreal – Longshore Labour Update
FMA has obtained updated information on the labour dispute between the Maritime Emplyers Association (MEA) and CUPE Local 375, representing the longshore workers at the Port of Montrea [...]
