Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra

Transport Canada to Launch C$136MM Digital Infrastructure Initiative for Supply Chains

The government of Canada intends to launch the C$136 million Advancing Industry-Driven Digitalization of Canada’s Supply Chain initiative to “improve the efficiency and resiliency of Canada’s supply chain,” Transport Canada announced on Oct. 14.

Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra

Canadian Supply Chain Task Force Issues Final Report

Transport Canada announced on Oct. 6 that Minister Omar Alghabra is reviewing “with great interest” the recently released National Supply Chain Task Force’s final report, which focuses on “areas of action, collaboration and transformation” and will aid in the creation of a National Supply Chain Strategy for the country.

Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra

Govt. of Canada, Canadian Rail Industry to Provide Rail Assistance to Ukraine

Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra on Sept. 28 met with the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, the Ambassador of Ukraine and officials from the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) during the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) 41st Assembly to “identify areas of collaborative rail assistance to Ukraine.”

Hudson Bay Railway connects with CN in The Pas, running north through Manitoba to the Hudson Bay at the Port of Churchill.

Canada, Manitoba Partner to Support Hudson Bay Railway

Manitoba Premier and Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface–Saint Vital Heather Stefanson, and Minister for PrairiesCan, Minister of Northern Affairs and Minister for CanNor Daniel Vandal announced on Aug. 3 a joint

Amtrak construction crews have begun work for ADA compliance to reactivate five Gulf Coast stations, with a groundbreaking event in Bay St. Louis, Miss. (Photo Courtesy of Amtrak Media Relations Manager Marc Magliari via LinkedIn)

Passenger Rail Briefs: Amtrak, NJ Transit, Govt. of Canada

Amtrak construction crews begin work to reactivate five Gulf Coast stations, with a groundbreaking event in Bay St. Louis, Miss. Also, NJ Transit and federal and state officials break ground on new