The World Bank Logistics Performance Index, based on surveys in 2007, 2010, and 2012, is recognized as one of the most comprehensive examinations of a country’s shipping ‘friendliness.’ Here, using LPI data based on a survey of operators in 155 countries, Canada is compared against its biggest trading partner, the United States, the world’s emerging economic superpower, China, and a country often cited for its logistics mastery, Germany.