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Canada Builds New Container Terminal

Transport Canada plans to invest $150M to build a new container terminal in Contrecoeur, Quebec. The new terminal will help increase container capacity for the Port of Montreal to meet growing demand.

You Could Be Flying in an Airplane with Fake Parts…

In the latest, “make you scratch your head” moment, it’s found that a London-based airplane parts distributor has been selling fraudulent airplane components to several airlines.

Supply Chain Software Startup Laying off 20% of Workforce

We wrote about supply chain software startup, Flexport before, the startup announced it will need to lay off 20% of its global workforce due to (it seems) mismanagement.

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