Fires and safety measures bring delays and congestion at Vancouver port
Trains have again been limping out of the port of Vancouver to the Canadian interior, ...
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Ottawa is on the way to a more active role in Canada’s freight transport system as transport minister Omar Alghabra plans legislation to give his office greater oversight of ports and rail.
This should be the opening move in a broader push to develop a national strategy and greater government involvement in facilitating and protecting supply chains against disruption.
The bill before parliament, Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act, “aims to modernise the way Canada’s marine and rail ...
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