Month in Review – May 2025
Forwarder Online June 01, 2025
Maritime May 1: Congestion and Rising Costs at Europe’s Box Ports Forecast to Last into Summer – The Loadstar Major congestion across north European ports is forecast to last well into the summer, with this week’s strikes at Antwerp-Bruges not having helped the situation. Before the start of industrial action on April 29, yard utilization […]
Month in Review – April 2025
Monthly Review May 12, 2025
Maritime April 1: Genco CEO Says Trump’s China Ship Fees Will Hammer Farmers, Not China – gCaptain The largest U.S.-based dry bulk shipper said it is prepared to pass on costs to U.S. exporters or position its ships elsewhere if proposed U.S. fees on Chinese ships go into place. Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. has […]
CIFFA announces Mahsa Pedrami as 2025 Winner of the Donna Letterio Award
Forwarder Online April 24, 2025
TORONTO, April 24, 2025. – CIFFA Corp. pleased to announce that Mahsa Pedrami, CEO of 1UP CARGO, is the 2025 winner of the Donna Letterio Award. CIFFA presented the award to Mahsa at the Toronto Central Gala Dinner at the Pearson Convention Centre. CIFFA introduced the annual Donna Letterio Leadership Award in December 2015. The […]
CIFFA welcomes Paul Courtney as President, CIFFA Board of Directors
Forwarder Online April 23, 2025
CIFFA Corp. is pleased to announce Mr. Paul Courtney, of Courtney Agencies, to the position of President of CIFFA’s Board of Directors for a two-year term. He assumed the position on April 3, 2025 at CIFFA’s Board meeting in Montreal. Mr. Courtney previously served as Treasurer and also as the Chair of CIFFA’s Customs committee. […]
Month in Review – March 2025
Forwarder Online April 07, 2025
Maritime March 4: U.S. Chinese Ship Penalties Would Hit Transatlantic Trade Hardest: Soren Toft – The Loadstar The transatlantic container trade could be the most severely impacted if the U.S. goes ahead with the proposed imposition of fees on Chinese-built ships, said MSC CEO Soren Toft. The impact of the plan, possibly amounting to $1 […]
Month in Review – February 2025
Monthly Review March 06, 2025
Maritime February 1: Suez Canal Authority Says Stability Returning to Red Sea – gCaptain Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie has told shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk there are signs of stability returning to the Red Sea, and urged the company to take that into account when planning sea routes, according to a statement from the […]