COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #53
Service Update - All ModesThere are no service disruptions reported by any of the modes at this time.RailCP Service for the week of June 29:CP expects operating conditions to remain fa [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #52
Service Update - All ModesThere are no service disruptions reported by any of the modes at this time.RailCP Update Intermodal Service for the week of June 22:CP expects operating condi [...]
Freight Transportation Outlook
Several years ago, Transport Canada established a Commodity Supply Chain Table (CSCT) to understand the dynamics between shippers and carriers, (primarily the railways), with a view to [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #51
Service Update - All Modes There are no service disruptions reported by any of the modes at this time. Rail CP Update Carload Servicefor week of June 15: CP is running under normal ope [...]
CN Penalties – Safety Violations on Shipper Property
A FMA member company has reported new penalty charges that are included in a revised version of CN Tariff 9000, Shipping Regulations and Optional Services - Carload. This latest versio [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #50
Service Update - All ModesThere are no service disruptions reported by any of the modes at this time.RailCP Update (Intermodal) for week of June 8:CP expects operating conditions to re [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #50
Service Update - All ModesThere are no service disruptions reported by any of the modes at this time.RailCP Update (Intermodal) for week of June 8:CP expects operating conditions to re [...]
Longshore Labour Update – Port of Montreal
In early 2019, FMA was informed by the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) that their agreement with the Longshoremen's Union, CUPE Local 375, at the Port of Montreal, had expired at [...]
CUSMA (NAFTA 2) & Trucking Updates
CUSMA (NAFTA 2)Global Affairs Canada (GAC) has updated its web page on the Canada-United States-Mexico (CUSMA) agreement. GAC is reporting that trilateral discussions on the "rules of [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #49
Service Update - All ModesThere are no service disruptions reported by any of the modes at this time.RailCP Update for week of June 1:CP expects operating conditions to remain favorabl [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #47
Service Update - All ModesThere are no service disruptions reported by any of the modes at this time.RailCP Service expectations next weekCP expects operating conditions to remain favo [...]
CP PURCHASE OF CMQ RAILWAY
CP has issued the following update on it's acquisition of the Central Maine and Quebec Railway. The sale is expected to close on June 3, 2020. This line was originally owned by CP and [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #46
Service Update - All ModesRailCP Service expectations next week : CP expects operating conditions to remain favorable across the network.Asset forecast this week: Demand is balanced ac [...]
FMCSA Issues Revised HOS Rule
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Agency (FMCSA) has issued the revised Final Hours-of-Service Rule for truck drivers on May 14. The rule will apply to Canadian truckers operating [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #45
Service Update - All ModesRailThe Class 1 railways are reporting that their networks remain fluid.a) CP operational performance categories for intermodal traffic for the Week Ending Ma [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #44
Service Update - All ModesTruckingFreightWaves reports growth in Canadian truck volumes, but rates remain low and imbalances are resulting in more empty miles. The FreightWaves article [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #43
Service Update - All ModesRailThe AAR Carloading and Intermodal Statistics for the week ending May 2 have been published.North American rail volume for the first 18 weeks of 2020 was 1 [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #42
Service Update - All ModesRailCP expects operating conditions to remain seasonal across the network. CP is proactively monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic situation and taking appropriate [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #41
Service Update - All ModesTruckingThe Minister of Transport of Ontario (MTO) has launched a 511 app. to assist truck drivers to stay safe, fed and rested. The MTO news release can be f [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #48
Service Update - All ModesThere are no service disruptions reported by any of the modes at this time. RailCN UpdateCN has provided a general overview on their operations. The details c [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #40
Service Update - All ModesAir CargoIATA is reporting a decline in air cargo demand in March of 15.2% compared to the same period in 2019 and capacity was reduced by 22.7% in the same p [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #39
Service Update - All ModesRailCP Service Highlights published yesterday report as follows:We do not anticipate any flooding issues on our network at this time.CP is proactively monitor [...]
NAFTA – 2 (CUSMA) Enters into Force July 1, 2020
Today, Global Affairs Canada reported that, on April 24, the United States notified Canada of the completion of its domestic process for the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSM [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #38
Service Update - All ModesThere are no reports today of service disruptions in any of the modes.Air CargoAir Canada Cargo has new scheduled cargo flights to/from Amsterdam, Copenhagen, [...]
COVID – 19 Impact of Global Supply Chains #37
Service Update - All ModesThere are no reports today of service disruptions in any of the modes. When FMA started these COVID-19 updates we indicated that we would monitor the freight [...]