July 6, 2010
Cabinet Clears the Path for Rail Shipper Complaints
The Canadian government has recently announced that it had cleared a major hurdle for shippers who have complaints about the growing incidental and supplementary charges that railways have been imposing arbitrarily on their customers. These are charges over and above the railways of freight charges and impose extra costs for such things as fuel surcharges, currency surcharges, fees for submitting paper bills-of-lading, and penalty charges such as demurrage, overloaded cars, etc.

April 28, 2010
CITA Asks the Rail Service Review Panel to Re-balance Shipper-Railway Relationship
"Railway freight is not a normally functioning competitive market. The bargaining power between the buyers and sellers in this market is severely out of balance. This is the fundamental issue underlying all the price and service problems encountered by rail shippers" according to the submission of the Canadian Industrial Transportation Association (CITA) to the Transport Canada Rail Service Review Panel.

January 6, 2010
Canadian Shippers Expect Modest Growth in 2010
Shippers expect modest growth in their volumes and in rate increases of their carriers in 2010. That is one of the findings in the fifth annual benchmarking survey undertaken by Supply Chain Surveys Inc. for the Canadian Industrial Transportation Association (CITA).

December 1, 2009
CITA Pushes for a Speedy End to the Strike at CN
The Canadian Industrial Transportation Association (CITA) is pressing for the immediate passage of Bill C-61, Railway Continuation Act, 2009, to end the current strike at CN by members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Coalition (TCRC).

September 23, 2009
World Shipper Group Continues to Press for Maritime Reform
The Global Shippers' Forum wrapped up its annual two-day meeting in London, UK on September 15 and continued to press for other major trading nations to follow the lead of European Union in abolishing liner conference exemptions from anti-trust laws.

July 6, 2009
Shipper Secures Reduction in Rail Costs
It was announced yesterday that Teck was successful in a Final Offer Arbitration (FOA) procedure against CPR for the movement of coal from mines in southeast BC to Neptune Terminals and Westshore Terminals in Port Metro Vancouver. The southeastern BC mining area is served only by CPR.

April 28, 2009
CITA Announces the 2009-10 Board of Directors
The Canadian Industrial Transportation Association (CITA) today announced the Board of Directors for 2009-10. The announcement came following the CITA´s 93rd Annual General Meeting held at the Paramount Conference and Event Venue in Toronto, ON.

April 28, 2009
CITA Announces its Supply Chain Executive of the Year 2008
The Canadian Industrial Transportation Association (CITA) is pleased to announce that Mr. Michael Grier, Senior Manager, North America International Logistics, Avon Products Inc., has been named as the CITA´s 2008 Supply Chain Executive of the Year. This Award is presented annually to a supply chain professional who has contributed to the industry through dedication, vision, leadership and innovation.

April 23, 2009
CITA Applauds European Action to End Shipping Conferences and is Working with U.K. Shipper Group to Inform Canadian Industry of the Benefits
The Canadian Industrial Transportation Association (CITA) and the British Freight Transport Association (FTA) have joined forces to host a timely and topical seminar to help Canadian shippers and their supply chain partners understand the recent legal changes to liner and bulk shipping markets operating between Canada and Europe, and how these changes can lead to bottom line benefits. The one-day seminar is scheduled for Monday, May 25, 2009 in Toronto, ON.

April 16, 2009
Shippers' Group Applauds the Introduction of Longer Truck Pilot Program in Ontario
The Canadian Industrial Transportation Association (CITA) applauds the Government of Ontario´s decision today to launch a pilot program in the summer of 2009 that will allow longer trucks on designated Ontario highways. Long Combination Vehicles (LCVs) are longer trucks with maximum two 53´ trailers pulled by one power unit.