Distribution and Transportation Sustainability

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Federal government funding shore power for ports

Plans to spend up to $27.2 million

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New technology takes centre stage at SCL Toronto chapter dinner

About 90 percent of distribution centres using green initiatives

Logistics industry should strive for sustainability

In order to establish global standards for sustainable logistics, the industry needs “to work together.” That was the message from John Pattullo, CEO of CEVA Logistics. Pattullo was speaking at the German Logistics Congress in Berlin in October. In his presentation, called Supply Chain Greening – the awkward truth, Pattullo pointed out that the logistics ...

Walking the talk

Canadian outfitter Mountain Equipment Co-op’s entire business is devoted to outdoor exploration. Its members value pristine waters, clean trails and unpolluted air. It should come as no surprise that its new distribution centre is a model of environmental sustainability. But it also happens to be propelling business into a very promising future. Rare indigenous wildflowers ...

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Reaching for the sky

Conestoga Cold Storage builds its tallest AS/RS yet

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New rules to regulate ship emissions

Canadian policy to mirror that in US

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Quebec Stevedoring gets wood pellet handling contract

Rentech to ship biomass fuel to UK powerplant, also to OPG

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Canadian plan for curtailing Arctic shipping pollution wins favour

Policy to follow Antarctic model

General

Canada praised for its stance on pollution from Arctic shipping

Documents show Canada pushing to outlaw discharge of oily wastes, garbage anywhere in North

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CP train derails and spills oil

Frozen ground helps mitigate environmental damage

EV maker ramps up production

US government incentives spur demand for heavy trucks

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New product: Reusable, collapsible box substitute

Notbox enters North American market

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Canada aligns greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency policies with US

Peter Kent claims tighter regulations will result cheaper fuel bills

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Port Metro Vancouver gets Smart about trucking

Implements mandatory GPS program for trucks

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Walmart supercube spotted in the wild [photo gallery]

Controversial tractor trailer is on the road

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Great Lakes hit record low water levels

Cargo shipping suffers as water levels plunge

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Canada environmental laggard: Conference Board report

Country ranks 15th among 17 countries in The Conference Board of Canada’s ranking.

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Light load: Construction photo album

Photos document how a shipping container home was built

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Narwhal tusks smuggled into US from Canada

Stashed in hidden compartments in trailers

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Grounded drilling ship not leaking

Salvage plans and spill prevention plans both in the works

Volt gets a jolt–wirelessly

20,000-watt charger delivers a charge, faster

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Final permit conditions for Walmart’s supercubes released

MTO says carriers, not retailer, will be responsible for operation of extended semi-trailers

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Shipping container housing being built in Vancouver

A total of 12 units to be ready for spring 2013

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Baxter Corporation lands multi-year contract with Mohawk Supply Chain Service

Company uses shared warehouse to eliminate two transports and transfers with each shipment