Distribution and Transportation International Trade
Construction begins on Prince Rupert infrastructure corridor
$90 million project to spur billion dollar development
Message to Canada: Develop a North American logistics gateway
Asia Pacific Foundation calls for investment and collaboration
Diamonds stolen from plane’s cargo hold
Gunpoint robbery nets an estimated $50 million in jewels and precious metals
Overnight trips to US hit record level in December: StatsCan
Two million overnight trips the highest since record-keeping began
Manifesting border changes
Advance Commercial Information program and eManifest bring changes to border crossings
Agency looks to ban aircraft batteries as cargo on passenger planes
Large lithium ion batteries seen as too risky to ship
Feds fund portion of Deltaport causeway construction
Project to create capacity equivalent to 200,000 TEUs
Wal Mart issues “zero tolerance” policy for suppliers subcontracting work without knowledge
The stricter contracting rule comes amid increasing calls for better safety oversight
The changing world of supply chain finance
Electronic documents, emerging currencies, new middlemen and trading networks are altering the way business gets done
Walmart to boost domestic sourcing
Company plans to increase sourcing of US products by $50 billion in 10 years
Germans prepare to transport gold reserves
50,000 gold bars to be moved from New York and Paris to Frankfurt



