Build effective and dynamic communication between governments, the public and stakeholders on the positive impacts of the logistics and freight transportation sector in Greater Montreal.
Promote the Cluster’s activities and ensure the industry’s outreach to extend the freight transport and logistics community’s outreach.
ONGOING KEY PROJECTS
In charge of this working group Yves Murray, Project Manager : ymurray@cargo-montreal.ca
Lean & Green Canada:
• Supporting businesses in pilot projects
Lean & Green Europe:
• Holding monthly meetings with European partners
• Reviewing documents including the normative framework
• Reviewing European and local logos
• Updating the Lean & Green International website for partners
New Working Group 2 – Sustainable Transport and Logistics:
• Determining mandate and objectives
• Recruiting members and co-chairs for the working group
• Launch and communications
• Planning the first meeting of the committee
Creation of an Outreach and Communications Committee
Promote the advantages and economic benefits of the freight transport and logistics sector for Greater Montreal to governments, the general public and stakeholders.
Actively participate in the international outreach of the Cluster and Montreal’s transportation and logistics hub.
Achievements
Intermodal strategic monitoring and promotion of CargoM’s activities, its members and its partners on various social media (LinkedIn, X, Facebook), monthly publication of newsletters and appearances in the media (go to CargoM in the media on page 21 for more details)
Press releases issued to mark the launch of Cap Saint-Laurent, CargoM’s 10th anniversary, the launch of the storage space tool and the 8th edition of Transport and Logistics Career Day
Organization of celebrations marking the Cluster’s 10th anniversary
During the strike between St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation and its employees, letter co-signed by CargoM, SODES and Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters sent to ministers Rodriguez, Champagne and O’Regan, urging them to take action to quickly settle the dispute
Wide-ranging promotional campaign in the sector for CargoM’s 8th Career Day (radio, newspapers, social media, etc.)
Participation in several ad hoc committees, notably for Lean & Green, the Greater Montreal Climate Fund and the industry visit (see follow-up table)
Member visits: Synergie Canada, WIPTEC, Kuehne+Nagel, DG CanEst Transit Inc. and MSC
Organization of a networking activity with the Port of AntwerpBruges as guest, in collaboration with the Port of Montreal.
Lean & Green Canada: launch of the pilot project
• Logistec Corporation:
• Submission of action plan and completion of audit
• Express Mondor:
• Twice monthly meetings with energy efficiency company Econoler and CargoM
• Preparation of necessary documents and GHG inventory for drafting and filing action plan
• Drafting the action plan and calculation documents to file action plan