Canada’s Freight Forwarding Magazine
CIFFA’s Spring Issue of the Forwarder magazine is dedicated once again to the topic of Sustainability. In 2023, CIFFA created a Sustainability Committee comprising of employees of member firms, each having an interest in affecting positive change. Sustainability has become an increased and important area of focus for CIFFA, , and this issue of the […]
Maritime April 4: Relief as Finnish Port Strikes Are Set to Cease in Bid to Start Talks – The Loadstar Finland’s supply chains look set for a reprieve after the country’s trade unions issued a temporary pause to the weeks-long labour disruption. The Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) on Thursday confirmed that the […]
TORONTO, ON. — CIFFA has elected six new board members at its Annual General Meeting, held April 24, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, on the second day of CIFFA’s 75th anniversary conference, which was themed “Leading the Path Forward”. The New Board members are: Chris Bachinski, Co-CEO & President at GHY International, Winnipeg Tim Drake, Vice […]
Dear Minister, Honourable Jill Dunlop, Minister of Colleges and Universities, Ontario. CC: Honourable Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford CC: Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport Canada I am writing on behalf of CIFFA, a logistics association representing the interests of over 330+ regular member firms with tens of thousands of employees in the fields of […]
What to Watch: Insurance, Regulatory Changes for Freight Brokers and Forwarders By Glenn Patton, Managing Director, Roanoke Insurance Group Canada, Inc. The following are several important issues regarding the insurance industry and regulatory changes that impact freight brokers and forwarders. With so many Canadian freight brokers and forwarders conducting cross-border business, U.S. regulatory changes affect […]
Maritime March 1: Cost of ‘Land Bridge’ Alternative to Panama Canal Too High for Carriers – The Loadstar Liner operators say they are unlikely to emulate Maersk in using land transport to circumvent the Panama Canal restrictions, as moving containers by land in the Americas could drive costs up more than 30%. In January, the […]
Executive Director’s Statement-Bruce Rodgers Milton Logistics Hub: Oversight or Roadblock? The year has started with a very upsetting development affecting supply chain fluidity. On March 1st, The Federal Court of Canada ruled that it was blocking approval of the CN Logistics Hub planned for Milton, Ontario. Proposed in 2015, the $250 million investment would […]