Canada’s Freight Forwarding Magazine
Welcome to the 2023 spring edition of the Forwarder Magazine. When considering themes for this issue, it felt timely and appropriate to do an update on the economic climate and trade environment that we find ourselves in. As such, this issue is dedicated to updates on the economic front; series of updates from experts in […]
We already have a proven one—the Canada Border Services Agency By Bryn Heimbeck, President and Co-Founder, Trade Tech, Inc. There have been lot of suggestions around how to manage port congestion in the past two years. The suggestion has been made to focus on a better flow of data in order to achieve the efficiency […]
How third-party software has become critical to succeed in freight forwarding and CHB. The following is a contributed article by Cris Arens, Managing Partner, Logisyn When I started my logistics career in the late 1980s, telex machines and typewriters were prominent in freight forwarding. Fax machines were almost magical when I was traveling around the […]
The Government of Canada launched the National Cyber Security Strategy Consultation this summer, requesting feedback to the changing digital landscape and the exposure to cyber threats and cybercrime. An eight-week public consultation ran until August 19, 2022, with contribution from a broad range of Canadians. Canada’s National Cyber Security Strategy was initially launched in 2018. […]
A CIFFA Member to Member Webinar on Cybersecurity – “How to Protect Your Business, Tomorrow”, was held June 28, 2022, offered as follow-up to the 10 Best Cybersecurity Practices paper created by CIFFA’s Technology Committee. A panel of seasoned professionals provided expert advice and best practices on how to protect your business – both before […]
Maritime December 2: Container Shipping Rates Still Sinking: Skid Slows for Asia Spot Rates to West Coast but Not to East Coast – FreightWaves “This cliff that rates have fallen from shows there is more competition in the market than a lot of people had feared,” said Patrik Berglund, CEO of rate-tracking company Xeneta, in […]
The Fall 2022 issue of the Forwarder is largely dedicated to the topic of Technology and the trends and issues forwarders and other supply chain stakeholders face in adopting it, adapting to it, and harnessing it for success and transparency. Evolving technology is pushing the boundaries and changing how the world does business. While some […]