Economy suffering under freight handling disaster at Frankfurt airport
Nov 30 2017
Berlin, 24. November 2017
Air cargo customers have to continue to face massive delays at
Frankfurt airport. The German Association for Freight Forwarding
and Logistics (DSLV) and it is regional association, the Hes-
se/Rhineland-Palatinate Association for Freight Forwarding and
Logistics (SLV), are calling attention to this fact.
A lack of personnel and poor traffic control are responsible f...
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At this ti...
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Rodair International is embracing innovation and looking for creative ways to evolve in a fast-moving industry, as Ian Putzger discovers
Young recruits to forwarding companies usually do not expect to be given unfettered leeway to look at potential new business developments, but this scenario is playing out at Rodair International, a mid-sized Canadian logistics firm based in Toronto.
“I w...
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China’s state news agency Xinhua reported last month that a Chinese ship had conducted a successful test of a trading route along the Arctic Northwest Passage.
The Xue Long (or Snow Dragon) traveled for 2,300 nautical miles through waters claimed by Canada for eight days. Xinhua proclaimed the voyage and would provide “a wealth of navigation experience” for future Chinese ships.
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Read More Fighting for NAFTA
Oct 13 2017
Never in the history of trade negotiations have we seen a country’s largest, most important business association openly call its government’s trade proposals “dangerous” and say they should be withdrawn. That is exactly what the U.S. Chamber of Commerce did yesterday.
Canada’s negotiators have done their very best in a challenging environment. They have reached out to ...
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