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Supply chain optimization in Canada stopped being about squeezing port time three years ago. The constraint migrated downstream — customs processing windows, drayage availability, and warehouse sequen
A 40HC sits at Port of Montreal waiting for a drayage pickup that misses its appointment window. By the time it moves, detention charges have piled up. At FENGYE LOGISTICS, we coordinate port releases
The pandemic rush is over. Freight rates have normalized. Canadian 3PLs and importers are now optimizing for cycle time per dock door, not raw warehouse capacity. Real savings come from tightening dra
A container lands at Port of Montreal. The broker sends the PARS release. But drayage slots are full three days out. Detention charges while you wait. This isn't chaos — it's predictable ops math that
Drayage rates fell 70% post-2021, but container dwell didn't improve. The bottleneck moved to customs delays, rail congestion, and warehouse space. Supply chain optimization in Canada now means planni
You have shipments from three different importers sitting as split pallets at your warehouse, each too small to justify a full truck run. Consolidating those pallets into one FCL cuts drayage cost per
SeaLead Shipping's liquidation removes container capacity from Asia-North America lanes, tightening cross border trucking US Canada schedules. Canadian importers filing CADs through CARM face longer d
Understanding Regulatory Changes Impacting Drayage Shipping The short-haul transportation...
Port congestion cascades downstream to your warehouse dock. Detention fees, drayage delays, and in-bond storage clocks all start independently, creating a cost cascade that warehouse operators feel im
CBSA releases land on your dock Tuesday morning, and you have 48 hours to dock-to-stock before drayage detention starts charging. The clearance process isn't just filing: it's a coordination game betw
Outokumpu, a Finnish steel producer, deployed foldable containers for scrap shipments to cut transportation waste and improve dock throughput. The shift works because return legs currently pay cube re
Amazon is expanding its US distribution network in Texas and Long Island. For most Canadian importers, the dock-level impact is zero. If your supply chain feeds Amazon's FBA network, your drayage wind