ABC - Current Industry News

2010-09-03 - Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association Transport Canada is further hardening the Secure Supply Chain by introducing new enhanced requirements for participation in the Air Cargo Security Program.

2010-09-03 - Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association Vietnam is enhancing controls for imported foods of animal origin that will affect Canadian fish and seafood exports.

2010-09-02 - InboundLogistics.com While security inspections and heavy traffic might needle shippers, new infrastructure projects could help keep cross-border trade from unraveling.

2010-09-02 - Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association Air Canada announced Tuesday that beginning in November it will increase service between Mexico City and Canada with the resumption of daily flights to and from Montreal and the introduction of a new flight to and from Vancouver. Twice daily flights between Toronto and Mexico City will also continue year round.

2010-09-02 - Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 37.6 percent higher in June 2010 than in June 2009, reaching $69.9 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

2010-09-02 - Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association The value of world merchandise trade rose around 25% in the first six months of 2010 up strongly from the same period of 2009.

2010-09-02 - Canadian Food Inspection Agency Two policies on animal health have been amended

2010-09-01 - Canadian Society of Customs Brokers Cherry Stix Decision - Now that the statutory time limit for an appeal of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the "Tribunal") to the Federal Court of Appeal ("FCA") has expired, it is time to consider the "practical" implications of the decision.

2010-09-01 - Canada Border Services Agency The CBSA has provided a one-page summary outlining the existing national trade compliance priorities for 2010-11. They have advised that this is an evergreen process, and additional priorities will be added over the course of the year.

2010-09-01 - Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association With global container volume forecast to increase by strong single digits annually in the next five years, port congestion could once again become a problem, reports the Journal of Commerce.