Newsletter – October 26, 2018

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES

Riyadh to develop logistics zone for sorting, maintenance and repair

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RIYADH’s King Khlid Airport is to create a dedicated logistics zone for the air cargo sector, according to Jeddah’s daily newspaper, Okaz. R ead more h ere.

CANADA BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT UPDATES

Canadian forwarders bullish despite trade policy transformations

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Canadian forwarders are thriving this year despite the rapidly changing trading landscape in North America, according to the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA). Read more here.

Canada ratifies Pacific Rim trade deal after final vote in Senate

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Ottawa, ON — A bill to enact a new trade pact with Pacific Rim countries has passed the legislative finish line, making Canada one of the first countries to ratify the 11-country deal. Read more here.

Canadian National Railway CEO ‘bullish’ despite U.S.-China trade tensions

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MONTREAL — The head of Canada’s largest railway dismissed concerns about a looming trade war between China and the United States, stressing flexibility as he pointed to producers that have moved operations out of China to other Pacific countries. Read more here.

FMA elects new chair, vice-chair

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Ottawa, ON – Following the Freight Management Association of Canada (FMA) Annual General Meeting in Toronto on October 15, the Board of Directors elected Gary Fast, Vice-President Transportation Canadian Tire, as Chair of the Association and Kleo Landucci, Chief Commercial & Corporate Affairs Officer of Ashcroft Terminal Ltd. as Vice-Chair for 2018-2019. Read more here.