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Shipping ports feeling the affects of supply chain delays across Canada

Canadian Manufacturing

The pandemic sent shockwaves through the global supply chain and the backlogs are mounting even as freight volumes fall in North America this year. But containers sat on its docks for nearly six days on average, almost twice as long as in 2019 and a 41 per cent increase from 2021. Meanwhile cargo vessels sat at anchor for 9.6

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EU countries urge bloc to set end date for new CO2-emitting trucks

E&T

The four nations also called for a stronger 2030 emissions target for trucks and buses, adding that CO 2 limits should be expanded to cover more road freight vehicles, given that around 35 per cent of the sector's emissions are not in the EU's existing CO 2 standards.

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Federal government presents bill to address supply chain and inflation troubles

Canadian Manufacturing

In 2021, freight prices peaked up to 10 times over 2019 rates, as high consumer demand and port congestion contributed to an extreme hike, said Judah Levine, head of research at Freightos. Supply chain disruptions have been cited as one of the factors contributing to decades-high inflation this year.

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Packer Fastener Celebrates 25 Year Anniversary

Fastener News Desk

The family of companies now also includes Packer Freight – a freight brokerage and logistics company; and Albolt Manufacturing – a manufacturer of specialty fasteners. 2019 The Packer Fastener family expands with the addition of its sister company, Packer Freight—a freight brokerage and logistics company.

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Driving bus, coach and HGV roll-out on the Road to Zero

SMMT

in Q2, the best second quarter since pre-pandemic 2019. below 2019. They have an opportunity to do so with funding from the £140 million Zero Emission Road Freight programme’s competition for hydrogen and electric HGV demonstrations, announced this week. However, half-year performance is -1.0% down on 2021 and -29.5%

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2022 Manufacturing Benchmarking Report

Manufacturer's Monthly

In another good outcome for the industry, average debtor days were at 47 for 2022, significantly below their pre-COVID levels of 62 days for 2019. per cent in 2019 to 1.79 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is also revealed in the report, with a sharp decline in sales growth from 7.6 per cent in 2020.

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View from India: Enhanced safety and speed for future train journeys

E&T

Image credit: Wabtec India Designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, this high-performance train was signed off in 2019. The company is a global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit rail industries.

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