Maritime

Chris Dupin Thursday, December 5, 2019

Canada Infrastructure Bank funding Montreal terminal

The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) said it will provide up to $300 million to finance a new container terminal the Montreal Port Authority plans to open downriver in Contrecoeur.  CIB is a crown corporation, or government-owned lender, that says it “uses financial instruments including loans, equity, and where appropriate, loan guarantees to deliver federal support […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, December 2, 2019

Drugs War: Europe under siege as crime syndicates piggyback supply chains (With Video)

Maritime, air and overland trade routes into Europe are being piggybacked by criminal gangs deploying the latest digital supply chain technologies to help meet mushrooming demand for illegal drugs across the European Union (EU), according to a major new report examining the continent’s illicit drugs business. The 2019 EU Drug Markets Report by the EU […]

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