Transportation

Dryden airport manager George Friesen would like to turn his municipally-run facility into a profit centre. When Transport Canada transferred the assets of small airports to communities in 1998, the onus was on them to generate business on their own.

The Sault Ste. Marie Joint International Bridge Authority is looking to Ottawa to pick up the cost of upgrading the antiquated 1960s-era customs plaza on the Canadian side of the St. Mary’s River.

A coal crunch by the major European steelmaker proved to be a blessing for the Port of Thunder Bay this past spring.

After more than a century of moving cargo around the world, Kuehne + Nagel isn’t going to stray too far from its core competencies.

In an increasingly paperless world, A. D. Rutherford and Co. Ltd. is taking steps to stay ahead of the digital curve.

Sixty years in the logistics business has honed George A. Gray Customs Brokers Ltd.’s experience and expertise, says company president James Conrad. “What it really comes down to is how you deal with your customers.

Since the 2001 terrorist attacks, it’s no easy feat for companies to understand the complex rules of customs clearance and security requirements when it comes to shipping cargo.

Failing to keep abreast of the constant stream of new security-focused trade regulations could stop an importer's shipments in its tracks.

By NICK STEWART In a fiercely competitive industry, brothers Harvey and Cliff Friesen have used their entrepreneurial gusto to keep their company, Bearskin Airlines, soaring for nearly 40 years.

By IAN ROSS Business partners Don McNabb and Julian Chin had originally planned to officially open the hangar doors on their aircraft inspection and repair shop in Sault Ste. Marie by early summer, but their clients couldn’t wait.