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Stretching from Montreal to Lake Superior, the system of locks and canals comprising the St. Lawrence Seaway enables access to the Great Lakes and the American Midwest. It is composed of two systems of locks. The first section links Montreal to Lake Ontario, with the first lock being St. Lambert,

Author: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue The St. Lawrence Seaway is an inland navigation system linking the St. Lawrence River and its oceanic access to the Great Lakes through channels and locks. 1. Rationale and Construction The St. Lawrence Seaway is one of the world’s most comprehensive inland navigation systems, the outcome

Note: The contents of this page (only) have been placed in the public domain. This chart and the related text can be freely used as long as its source is cited. Business cycles are a well-understood concept commonly linked with technological innovations, which often trigger a phase of investment and

Source: Adapted from European Union, EMAS III Standard. The implementation of an environmental management system (EMS) within a transportation or logistics service provider requires several steps:

Source: Map by John G. Bartholomew, An Atlas of Economic Geography (1914), London: Oxford University Press. By the early 20th century, a global system of maritime and rail routes had been established, but the connectivity and accessibility it provided were far from being uniform. This lack of uniformity reflected economic

Source: Adapted from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The conventional organization of supply chains is linear, involving a sequence from suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors to the user. Despite the perceived efficiency of manufacturing and freight distribution, the consumption and use of material goods are associated with high waste levels. More than half