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Canadian Manufacturing Sales Edged up 0.4 Percent to $50.9 Billion

May 19, 2014

According to Statistics Canada, Canadian manufacturing sales edged up 0.4 percent to $50.9 billion in March, the sixth advance in seven months. The rise mostly reflected higher sales in the food, machinery, and plastics and rubber products ...

Tags: Machinery Production, Manufacturing Sales

Mainland Drayage Companies Have Filed a Lawsuit with The Port's Container Truckers

May 8, 2014

Thirty-three Lower Mainland drayage companies have filed a lawsuit against Port Metro Vancouver and the federal government over the recent dispute resolution with the port’s container truckers. The trucking companies claim that the ...

Tags: Container Truck, Trucker

Port Metro Vancouver Put $1.71 Million to Outfit The Remainder of GPS Technology

May 8, 2014

Between the federal government, BC provincial government and Port Metro Vancouver, they’ve put together $1.71 million to outfit the remainder of the Port’s container truck fleet with GPS technology. “GPS technology will ...

Tags: GPS System, Port Metro

Viterra Announced a Transformative Series of Operational Improvements and Upgrades

Apr 15, 2014

Viterra Inc. ("Viterra"), Canada's grain industry leader, is pleased to announce that it is executing on a transformative series of operational improvements and upgrades at its Pacific Terminal at Port Metro Vancouver. The project is ...

Tags: grain industry, Viterra, Pacific Terminal

Port Metro Vancouver's Customers Are Starting to Feel The Pinch of The Ongoing Strike

Mar 12, 2014

Port Metro Vancouver's customers are starting to feel the pinch of the ongoing strike by over 1,000 container truckers demanding better wages and shorter wait times at terminals. "The impact of truckers walking off the job is in the order ...

Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts

Port Metro Vancouver Is Readying Itself for Labour Unrest by Upping Its Security Measures

Mar 10, 2014

Port Metro Vancouver is readying itself for labour unrest by upping its security measures. This weekend, members of Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers' Association (VCTA) and the United Truckers Association (UTA) both voted against a ...

Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, logistics

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