How to Trade With a Dragon
Momentum to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) froze thanks to the tone and tenor of President Trump. An “America first” approach driving a renegotiation of [...]
Preventing Cargo Loss and Contributing to Service Quality
Preventing cargo loss and contributing to service quality are not incompatible objectives. Conexbird has developed and patented technology that automates the surveillance of the cargo loading and [...]
Canada’s Gateway Ports: Title Holders and Contenders
Canada’s supply chain gateway ports are enagegd in a boxing match between current title holders and contenders and intermodal transportation drives growth. Rather than relegating this [...]
Trade Agreements Lift Cool Cargo Volume
Trade agreements lift cool cargo volume. As a visit to Granville Island Market demonstrates the world’s hunger for fresh fruit, meat and perishable foods has [...]
Port Congestion and Drayage Efficiency
Authors Philip Davies, Principal, Davies Transportation Consulting Inc. and Michael E Kieran Transportation Consulting Principal IBI Group presented a paper on “Port Congestion and Drayage [...]
A Single Peformance Indicator
The trucking drayage sector is vital to the cargo fluidity of Canada’s dominant container trade served by Port of Vancouver as the conduit through the [...]
Inland Terminals Drive Gateway Growth
A Inland terminal can drive gateway growth. Economist Phil Davies observed, “Total North American Pacific Coast container traffic reached 24.7 million TEU’s in 2014, finally [...]
Port of Prince Rupert’s Trade & Learning Gateway
The Port of Prince Rupert trade & learning gateway supports the increased demand for effective logistics solutions. Total West Coast container traffic reached 24.7 million [...]
Port Congestion and Drayage Efficiency
Port congestion and drayage efficiency issues have re-emerged as significant challenges for North American container ports with the recovery of container traffic to previous peaks. [...]
Impact of Panama Canal Expansion
The impact of the Panama Canal expansion project on global supply chains has been a subject of intense interest in the shipping sector. Panama Canal [...]
Port Trucking Strike
The topic of port trucking strikes has generated considerable interest from freight shippers. The Surface Annual Transportation Annual Review survey results revealed that problems at marine container [...]
Economic Impact of a Port Trucking Strike
For those engaged in international trade development, the topic of the economic impact of a port trucking strike quickly arises when there is a severe disruption [...]
Port Trucking Crisis
There is a “port trucking crisis in North America” writes Phil Davies of Davies Transportation Consulting. The February 2014 action by port truckers in Vancouver is not [...]
Port of Vancouver Logistics Sector
The Port of Vancouver logistics sector has been key to maintaining the port's lead as Canada’s predominate container gateway and acting a critical global supply [...]
Market Segmentation and Competitiveness for Ports
Market segmentation and competitiveness for ports are an important international trade development topic. It was discussed in research findings by Phil Davies at the 5th Metrans International [...]
Container Terminal Reservation System Performance
Container terminal reservation system performance is an important topic impacting the performance of global supply chains. Research results presented by Phil Davies at the 5th Metrans International Urban Freight [...]
Cool and Refrigerated Cargoes
Cool and refrigerated cargoes are used to meet the world’s hunger for fresh fruit and perishable foods. Complex global supply chains have emerged, and the [...]
West Coast Container Port Competitiveness
On the important topic of West Coast container port competitiveness, this paper by Phil Davies analyzes the market performance of two West Coast port complexes – Vancouver [...]
Container Port Competitiveness
An evaluation of the factors determining container port competitiveness of the North American West Coast through the port’s market shares can be challenging. Lack of [...]
Large Container Ships Flex Muscles
The subject of large container ships is discussed in this September 5, 2012 Canadian Sailings article. The article Big, young ships flex container muscles suggests that mammoth container ships [...]
Pacific Coast Container Port Competitiveness
Conventional wisdom on Pacific Coast container port competitiveness suggests that the routing of container traffic routing via West Coast ports is highly sensitive to transportation [...]
FMC Inquiry Threatens BC Container Trade
The FMC inquiry threatens BC container trade and blows it onto the rocks. At first glance, the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) inquiry appears to be one [...]