As nearshoring trends continue to drive manufacturing to Mexico, capacity fluctuations are requiring cross-border freight companies to strategically invest in their cross-border shipping capacity. “As is already the case with the USMCA corridor, more imports are coming north from Mexico,” said Brad Colvin, director of corporate business development and logistics at Tri-National Inc (TNi). “It…
The Canadian government and the union representing more than 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) workers reached a tentative agreement Tuesday that ends the threat of a work stoppage on Friday, officials said. “Border Services employees are critical to the safety and security of our borders and this tentative agreement recognizes the importance of that…
Global shipping platform Ship Angel Inc. announced Tuesday it has closed on $5 million in funding co-led by Glasswing Venture and Newark Venture Partners with participation from Bienville Capital, Socii Capital and Plug and Play, to continue building out new AI-powered products for beneficial cargo owners. Two of those new products were announced Tuesday as…
The main ship channel to the Port of Baltimore has been fully cleared of debris and was reopened Monday evening, 11 weeks after a cargo ship lost power and struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The Fort McHenry Channel had been blocked since March 26, when the container ship Dali lost power and crashed into…
Descartes announced Tuesday it has acquired shipment management solutions provider BoxTop Technologies for $13 million. Headquartered in Windsor, England, BoxTop’s technology provides small and midsize logistics services providers (LSPs) digital tools to manage the full life cycle of shipments. BoxTop was already working with the Descartes Global Logistics Network (GLN) to provide customers shipment visibility…