Logistics

BURLINGTON, ON—IKEA has opened a 550,000sq-ft customer distribution centre in Kleinburg, Ontario. In partnership with DHL, the new…

MONTRÉAL—LOGISTEC Corporation has hired company veteran Michel Miron to head its Gulf Stream Marine, Inc. (GSM) operations. As…

TORONTO—Metro Supply Chain Group has finalized an agreement to acquire Custom Delivery Solutions, a Canadian provider of…

TORONTO—Canada Logistics Conference, the annual thought leadership event for all supply chain logistics professionals presented by…

DALLAS—UPS has won government approval to operate a nationwide fleet of drones, which will let the company expand deliveries on…

MONTREAL—A slumping global economy and the US-China trade war are hurting freight volumes and revenue, says Canadian National…

SILVER SPRING, Md.—A stretch of the interstate surrounding the US capital turned into a sticky mess when a truck carrying more…

SAVANNAH, Ga.—A Georgia seaport that shut down when a cargo ship overturned while returning to sea was allowed to reopen Thursday…

DUPO, Ill.—A freight train believed to be bearing a flammable liquid used in solvents derailed Tuesday in an Illinois suburb of…

OTTAWA—Shopify Inc. says it will buy fulfilment solutions company 6 River Systems Inc. in a US$450 million cash and share deal as…

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga.—Now that four crew members trapped inside a cargo ship capsized off Georgia's coast have been pulled to safety,…

CHICAGO—Uber plans to open a new office in Chicago and add 2,000 people to its area workforce over the next three years.…