S P E C I A L F E A T U R E
Shipping for the Future
Canadian shippers are looking for solutions to labour, global economics and
environmental pressures—and the supply chain is listening.
A
ccording to Canadian Shipper, 61% of respondents to its annual survey are
outsourcing some function of the shipping supply chain and 23% are considering
doing so in the future. Of those, 45% cite cost reduction as the primary issue—a
trend that has continued since the 2008 recession.
With a customer-driven approach, supply chain companies are responding to trends in
global economics, labour and the demand for environmental stewardship with initiatives
that both drive business and amount to cost reduction in the supply chain.
Global Container Terminals (GCT) serves the top container carriers in the world with
ports on the west and east coast of North America, including GCT Deltaport at Roberts
Bank and GCT Vanterm in Burrard Inlet in British Columbia. It is poised to meet the push
for greater capacity and environmental stewardship using innovation in its expansion
projects that incrementally increase capacity within existing footprints and in response to
customer demand.
One of BC
Children's Hospital
patients, Nicola.
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