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YES, the price of regular gas has significantly declined lately! However, the price of diesel has hardly changed in recent months and remains awfully high! Why is the price of fuel be more than 50% more expensive than regular gas? This has a direct impact on carriers' operating costs, as most [...]

Earlier this week, President Joe Bidden released the first-ever blueprint for decarbonizing the U.S. transportation sector. It is a historic and ambitious strategy that aims to reduce all greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector by 2050.  Solutions will need to be put in place to make commercial transportation by truck, [...]

➡️ Good news! The AP TEAM has a new collaborator 😊 A human resources consultant by training, Josée's professional background as a generalist has led her to develop a wide range of skills. With many strings to her bow, she has recently joined us as Communications and Social Media Coordinator. Welcome, [...]

Filled with gratitude for your trust and loyalty, the AP TEAM would like to offer you its best wishes for the new year that is upon us! We wish you a magical year, filled with magic at every moment and dotted with wonderful moments. May health, love, joy and success be [...]

It was a day of celebration on Friday, December 23, at AP International 🎉 The team members started celebrating in the office, during the afternoon, on a catchy musical background. The traditional exchange of gifts took place, in an atmosphere of festive camaraderie 🎁 THE AP TEAM then went by limousine [...]

It was during our party on December 23 that we attended the unveiling of the new members of the AP Hall of Fame. We would like to welcome and congratulate: ⭐️ Stéphane Paquin and ⭐️ Natalia Moreno who join: ✨ Marc-Alexandre Guinta ✨ Francis Martel ✨ Andrée Veilleux ✨ Claude Dauphinais [...]

We had the immense joy of hosting Soeur Angèle at our offices on Thursday, December 22. As the holiday season approaches, her visit was most inspiring and energizing for each member of our wonderful team! Generous, Soeur Angèle shared many anecdotes of her life since her arrival in Canada (from Italy) [...]

Dorothée joined your AP Team last month. She is assigned to international operations and becomes the youngest member of the team in our history! She works closely with our customers and business partners to coordinate our air ✈️ and sea 🚢 freight import and export activities. By making sure to establish [...]

The Chinese New Year will be celebrated on Sunday, January 22, 2023. This special day will mark the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit in Chinese astrology. The week of January 21st to 27th will be a holiday and will mark the start of the festivities. This will lead to [...]

A rail freight strike was averted in the United States, thanks to the intervention of elected members of the House of Representatives. This is good news for the American economy, because the consequences of a paralysis of the railway industry would have been disastrous. To read the news: https://www.railwayage.com/ [...]

A very positive 2021-2022 report for AP International, your transport broker. Here is a brief summary of the results for the fiscal year that ended on September 30th, 2022. This date also marked the 10th anniversary of the acquisition of AP by Mr. Richard Martel. The financial results exceeded all [...]

This Thursday, November 24 will be a special day for all our American customers, collaborators and friends 🇺🇸 We wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving in advance! We hope you have a wonderful time with your family and the people you love. This gratitude holiday is the perfect time to [...]

Today, we celebrate Remembrance Day. We commemorate the men and women in uniform, past, present and future while thanking them for their service. At the eleventh hour of the day, we will observe two minutes of silence to pay tribute to all who have fallen while thinking of those who have [...]

India celebrates the Diwali festival with a dazzling display of lights. A time for feasts, prayers and fireworks, Diwali is one of the most important festivals in India. Known as the festival of lights, it symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. Happy [...]

Due to the most recent congestions in Canadian port and rail terminals, some rail lines have agreed to begin transiting loaded containers destined for Montreal to Valleyfield QC's rail yard. The objective is to increase the volume of imports that can leave the ports, thus reducing the anchorage time of container [...]

Dear AP community, Yesterday was the very popular holiday Cinco de Mayo which is mainly celebrated in Mexico and in the United States.  For the occasion, the entire AP international team wanted to wish FELIZ CINCO DE MAYO  to all our customers, suppliers, and freight carriers. We hope that this special [...]

Ukraine is one of the gateways to the land network on which China relies to develop its trade with western European countries. Unfortunately, the European Union sanctions imposed on Russian businesses put the whole world in a precarious situation. Several ocean carriers, airlines and freight forwarders have also confirmed that they [...]

We are very much excited to share with you another important piece of news! Our AP Family is growing again, only this time announcing the addition of Kassandra Lauzon as Customer Service Advisor to our client experience team. Having accumulated quite some years of experience in logistics and transportation, we are most certain [...]

Today is the International Women's Day highlighting the fight for women's rights, including ending gender inequality. Women have demonstrated that their influential capabilities and economic strengths are just as good as men's. Their participation in the development and well-being of our societies must be recognized. Women now represent an integral part [...]

To our community, users of heavy vehicles and shippers having shipments coming to or from Quebec : “MTQ (Le Ministère du transport du Québec)” reminds you that the authorized load limits are reduced during the 2022 thaw period in the following three thaw zones: Zone 1 covers southern Quebec, including Montreal, [...]