Promote the development and implementation of projects that benefit as many supply chain users as possible in order to improve access and fluidity of truck transportation in Greater Montreal.
Contribute to the implementation of advanced infrastructure and technology projects to optimize transport and logistics operations.
Support best practices and promote the use of advanced technologies in the transportation and logistics industry to improve the competitiveness of companies in the sector.
ONGOING KEY PROJECTS
In charge of this working group, Amy Lombard, Project Manager: alombard@cargo-montreal.ca
Storage space survey tool project:
• Securing funding under Transport Canada’s National Trade Corridor Fund (NTCF) for phase two of the tool
• Completing phase two of the project with NTCF funding in collaboration with service provider Mely.ai
• Promoting the tool
Work on Success Stories related to the use of off-peak terminal hours at the Port of Montreal
Explore possibilities for collaboration on cargo-bike delivery projects using river shuttles
Actively participate in committees to promote our industry and, if necessary, create consensus-building committees.
Undertake complementary studies to support those underway and conduct specific pilot projects and measure their impact on Greater Montreal.
Adopt, share and integrate industry best practices and leading-edge technologies while meeting sustainable development objectives.
Achievements
Storage space survey tool project:
• Web interface and table posted on CargoM website
• Official launch of the tool in September
• Promotion of the tool to CargoM members and partners
• Funding obtained from the MEIE’s Program to support the development of strategic sectors and niches of excellence (PADS) for the first phase of the tool
Presentations by members and collaborators of Working Group 3:
• Update on the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Bridge-Tunnel project works
• Port of Montreal mobility plan
• Termont RDV system
• Presentation of MGTP’s Project Mercury initiative
• Niosense presentation of a prospective project for CargoMobile
CargoM activities related to the working group on innovation and fluidity:
• Participation in the co-creation workshop on delivery issues and solutions along commercial arteries organized by the
Agence de mobilité durable (AMD)
• Participation in the annual MTMD Sustainable Mobility Policy Forum and in a workshop on an integrated approach to freight transport
• Moderation of a roundtable in a consultation workshop with carriers operating in Greater Montreal organized by Coop Carbone
• Participation in a freight transport innovation working group organized by the Group of Recommendations and Actions for a Better Environment (GRAME) and Lachine Borough Council
• Participation in HEC conference – Decarbonizing Long-Haul Trucking in Eastern Canada, roundtable, workshop
• Tour of the Deloitte smart factory organized by PME Mtl
• Participation in JOC Inland23 in Chicago and meeting with the Quebec delegation in Chicago
• Moderation of a procurement conference at Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne
• Membership and participation in meetings of the MTMD maritime group committee
• Meeting with Transport Canada to present CargoM and its collaborative projects related to innovation
• Weekly follow-up meeting with Coop Carbone and the City of Montreal to coordinate projects