Have you heard from your Freight Forwarder
With many Canadian manufacturers and importers finally recovering from the pandemic, we must contend with a job action at the Ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert.
The stance of the two parties is beyond the capabilities of most of us to do anything about but our partners in the supply chain have become quite on the topic beyond the issuing of news releases that mostly contain disapproval and news releases from the parties involved in the dispute.
The freight forwarders hold themselves out as our experts with the necessary resources to represent their customs' best interests, but finding advice or support about the impact on individual operations or recommendations on actions that can be taken to mitigate its impact is almost non-existent. ?
Please share any news or recommendations from your carrier or freight forwarder on what can be done, it’s time that those that we have come to rely on to step up and support those that help keep their lights on.
deugro (Canada) Inc. | Business Development Manager for CANADA
1 年Steve Magee cff, csc, I’ve always been a proponent of right-sourcing, geographically close, regional economics. Corporate mentality plays out what we are seeing now. Lowest cost, highest profit. Not rocket science just economics in a capitalist system. If we lived differently sourcing from Canadian manufacturers the impact would be minimal. If we processed minerals in country we needed same as well as our food supply. I’m not an isolationist but there is something to be said about being economically dependant on a globally weaponized economy sadly - the results are becoming more evident now as countries align and take sides.