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ecoFREIGHT Announcements

Keep up to date on the latest news from ecofreight and others in the freight transportation industry by reading the ecofreight announcements.










Announcements:

2011-09-16
ecoFREIGHT will be presenting results from 9 funded projects with short line rail operators at the Railway Association of Canada’s (RAC) Research Conference held in Calgary, Alberta on Tuesday October 18th, 2011. To register, visit this link to the RAC website.

2011-07-12
ecoFREIGHT has sent out its latest MOVING FORWARD newsletter. Details on new web resources and tools are available in the newsletter here.

2011-05-03
Supply Chain & Logistics Association Canada, in collaboration with Transport Canada’s ecoFREIGHT program, has launched a series of Green Transportation checklists for Shippers that outline practices and technologies that can be adopted by shipping and freight forwarding companies to improve their competitiveness and lower their environmental footprint through greater efficiencies in goods movement. More Details

2010-12-17
ecoFREIGHT invites you to visit its shipper section to learn about industry success stories and award recipients.

2010-12-17
The Air Transport Association of Canada's  2009 Canadian Aviation Industry Report on Emissions Reductions is now available.

2010-11-23
ecoFREIGHT would like to direct your attention to three Transport Canada Short Sea Shipping reports.

2010-07-23
ecofreight is proud to announce the launch of its moving forward newsletter.

2010-07-16
ecofreight is proud to announce the launch of its new shippers section.

2010-07-05
Railway Association of Canada's Locomotive Emissions Monitoring Program 2008 under the Memorandum of Understanding with Transport Canada is now available.

2010-05-11
The Green Supply Chain Award at the SCL Canada &Canadian Industrial Transportation Association - 43rd Annual Conference "Leading the Logistics of Change" was awarded to Bison Transport for their commitment to environmental leadership and corporate responsibility.

All of the tractors and trailers in Bison’s fleet are equipped with fuel efficient tires, transmissions, and engines as well as auxiliary power units to reduce idling and in-cab computers to monitor fuel economy. In addition, the use of Long Combination Vehicles (LCVs) has resulted in a more than 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the fleet and the introduction of a new online calculator allows clients to estimate the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from their freight shipment.

2010-04-21
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities just published their newest collection of case studies, which includes one that explores how to reduce the environmental impacts of truck freight transport.

GMEF 2790 - Study addresses trucking inefficiencies (City of Sherbrooke, Québec)

This innovative study explored how to reduce the environmental impacts of truck freight transport within the Sherbrooke region. The project investigated the transport requirements of a selected group of businesses and explored how to reduce the environmental impacts of truck freight transport while maintaining, or possibly increasing, profitability.

You can download the case study from the FCM website's Green Municipal Fund Approved Projects Database here.

2010-03-17
On Tuesday, March 9, 2010, the Montreal Port Authority announced the purchase of a multiple-generator locomotive. Funding assistance through the Freight Technology Demonstration Fund provided by ecofreight facilitated the purchase.

2010-02-25
Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Canada is accepting nominations for the Green Supply Chain Award until March 12, 2010.

2010-01-21
Ecofreight is sponsoring the Low Carbon Shipping Session at the GLOBE 2010 Conference.

2009-08-31
Port Metro Vancouver unveils new shore power facility at the Canada Place cruise ship terminal.

2009-04-29
Winner of Transport Canada's Green Supply Chain Award announced at the Supply Chain Leadership: Raising the Bar Conference in Toronto. 


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2011-09-16