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"logistics_relevance": "Remote Arctic market primarily served by air and seasonal marine logistics." } ], "logistics_to_canada": { "major_seaports": [ { "name": "Port of Vancouver", "province": "British Columbia", "role": "Largest Canadian port and principal Pacific container gateway." }, { "name": "Port of Prince Rupert", "province": "British Columbia", "role": "Deep-water Pacific container gateway with rail links inland." }, { "name": "Port of Montréal", "province": "Quebec", "role": "Major St. Lawrence container gateway for Quebec and Ontario." }, { "name": "Port of Halifax", "province": "Nova Scotia", "role": "Major Atlantic deep-water container gateway." }, { "name": "Port Saint John", "province": "New Brunswick", "role": "Atlantic commercial and container gateway." }, { "name": "Port of Québec", "province": "Quebec", "role": "St. Lawrence commercial port." }, { "name": "Port of Hamilton-Oshawa", "province": "Ontario", "role": "Great Lakes commercial gateway for southern Ontario." }, { "name": "Port of Thunder Bay", "province": "Ontario", "role": "Great Lakes inland port supporting central Canada." }, { "name": "Port of Toronto", "province": "Ontario", "role": "Great Lakes urban commercial port." }, { "name": "Port of St. John's", "province": "Newfoundland and Labrador", "role": "Newfoundland regional cargo gateway." } ], "major_air_cargo_airports": [ { "name": "Toronto Pearson International Airport", "province": "Ontario", "role": "Principal Canadian international air-cargo gateway." }, { "name": "Vancouver International Airport", "province": "British Columbia", "role": "Major Pacific air-cargo gateway." }, { "name": "Montréal–Trudeau International Airport", "province": "Quebec", "role": "Eastern Canada express and cargo gateway." }, { "name": "Montréal–Mirabel International Airport", "province": "Quebec", "role": "Important cargo airport." }, { "name": "Calgary International Airport", "province": "Alberta", "role": "Western Canada cargo gateway." }, { "name": "Edmonton International Airport", "province": "Alberta", "role": "Western and northern cargo gateway." }, { "name": "Winnipeg Richardson International Airport", "province": "Manitoba", "role": "Central Canadian cargo and distribution hub." }, { "name": "Halifax Stanfield International Airport", "province": "Nova Scotia", "role": "Atlantic Canada air-cargo gateway." }, { "name": "Hamilton International Airport", "province": "Ontario", "role": "Important overnight express and cargo airport." } ], "inland_distribution_hubs": [ "Greater Toronto Area", "Montréal and Laval", "Vancouver Lower Mainland", "Calgary", "Edmonton", "Winnipeg", "Ottawa", "Hamilton", "Kitchener-Waterloo", "Halifax and Moncton" ], "ocean_freight": { "service_modes": [ "FCL", "LCL", "Port-to-port", "Port-to-warehouse", "Rail-connected delivery", "Truck delivery", "Door-to-door", "Conditional DDP" ], "india_origin_ports": [ "Chennai Port", "Kattupalli Port", "V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Tuticorin", "Cochin Port where suitable" ] }, "air_freight": { "service_modes": [ "Airport-to-airport", "Airport-to-door", "Door-to-door", "Consolidated cargo", "Express cargo" ], "india_origin_airports": [ "Chennai", "Coimbatore where suitable", "Bengaluru", "Delhi", "Mumbai" ] }, "courier_and_express": { "uses": [ "Swatches", "Lab dips", "Print strike-offs", "Proto samples", "Fit samples", "PP samples", "Documents", "Small urgent consignments" ], "common_carriers": [ "DHL Express", "FedEx", "UPS", "Aramex where serviceable" ], "canadian_last_mile": [ "Canada Post", "Purolator", "FedEx Canada", "UPS Canada", "DHL Express Canada", "Loomis Express" ] }, "remote_delivery_note": "Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and remote communities may require air freight, seasonal routing, extra transit time and surcharges." }, "regional_buyer_intent": [ "T-shirt manufacturer for Toronto brands", "Private-label clothing manufacturer Montréal", "Custom apparel supplier Vancouver", "Organic cotton T-shirt manufacturer Calgary", "Clothing supplier Edmonton", "Apparel sourcing partner Ottawa", "T-shirt manufacturer Winnipeg", "Private-label apparel supplier Québec City", "Clothing manufacturer Halifax", "Apparel supplier Saskatchewan", "Custom apparel manufacturer New Brunswick", "T-shirt supplier Newfoundland and Labrador", "Apparel supplier Yukon", "Clothing delivery Northwest Territories", "Apparel supplier Nunavut" ], "nationwide_service_statement": { "coverage": "All 10 provinces and 3 territories", "service_model": "Remote development, sampling, manufacturing coordination, quality assurance and delivery from Tiruppur, India", "delivery_scope": [ "Commercial addresses", "Retail DCs", "Warehouses", "3PLs", "Brand offices", "Institutions", "Eligible remote destinations" ] } }