Cargill Elva in southwestern Manitoba was named Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Canadian elevator of the year for the 2023-24 crop year.
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Cargill Elva named elevator of the year
Canadian Pacific Kansas City chose the Melita-area elevator as one of two elevators of the year for 2023-24, the other being in the U.S.
Counting the cost of grain shipment by rail
Rail distance often beats out other shipping logistics when it comes to which port Canadian grain heads to: east or west
One would think that most of the durum from Western Canada should logically be shipped through the St. Lawrence Seaway to a customer in Algeria. But that’s not what happens.
ADM declares force majeure along US Gulf terminals, Bloomberg News reports
Global grains trader ADM has halted loading of grain vessels and declared a force majeure at U.S. Gulf terminals as the region faces a severe winter storm, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
Interswitching pilot expiry worries grain sector
The extended interswitching radius will expire in March and, with Parliament prorogued, the Grain Growers of Canada are concerned there’s precious little opportunity to save it
Canada’s extended interswitching radius for rail shipment will expire in March and, with Parliament prorogued, the Grain Growers of Canada are concerned there’s precious little opportunity to save it.
Should we bring back blimps to haul cargo north?
One Manitoba company is pitching airships as a way to connect Canada’s North with food and essential goods
One company thinks airships could be an new-old solution to the high costs of shipping goods to Northern Canada.
Poland to build new grain terminal in Gdansk to bolster food security
Poland plans to build a new grain terminal at the Port of Gdansk by 2026, which will enable the country to respond to crisis situations, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday.
Ottawa must move to stop the great train robbery
Canada’s rail system needs a hard look at costing to support critical trade and markets for western Canadian grain
Canada’s rail system needs a hard look at costing to support critical trade and markets for western Canadian grain
Canada’s trade rep takes another blow with Port of Vancouver strike: grain industry
Port grain terminal strike could give Canada a bad name so soon after rail labour dispute
Grain terminal worker strike at the Port of Vancouver is the second recent disruption to the grain transportation system and sparked concern over Canada’s perceived reliability as a trade partner.
Agriculture weighs damage of rail stoppage
Trains on Canada's major railways weren't stopped for long, but effects of the labour dispute will linger for months, grain industry says
Trains on Canada's major railways weren't stopped for long, but effects of the rail strike and lockouts will linger for months, grain industry says.
Canada’s railways grind to a halt
12:01 AM EDT on August 22, after negotiations that began last year failed to bring about a resolution to the dispute, CN and CPKC announced at that they would lockout their employees who are members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). The move affects roughly 9,000 employees at the two companies.
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