Land, Sea and Air shipping / transportation news for Canada
Please note the below notice regarding negotiations between the Maritime Employer's Association and the Longshoremen's Union, CUPE Local 375 at the Port of Montreal: The present letter constitutes the second communication, following the one sent on January 10, 2019. In…
According to the UK Loadstar, reporting from forwarders there is limited capacity on Asia-North America, with rates from Hong Kong surpassing 2017 levels. Capacity ex-Hong Kong was particularly in demand, and bulky, loose or dense cargoes bookings are a struggle…
CN Rail is currently experiencing a service disruption at Ridley, BC, affecting both east and west bound traffic into Ridley Terminals, Port of Prince Rupert and DP World. CN is working to restore service as soon as possible and will…
According to noticed received by CIFFA, ILWU Local 502 and GCT, working with federal mediators, have shaken hands on a fair and reasonable agreement, putting to rest worries of a work stoppage at Deltaport and Vanterm. KWE will continue to…
As congestion builds up in Vancouver delays with rail is mounting. MOL is one of the first to shift their containers from CN to CP. The following is an excerpt from their recent announcement: The change in intermodal service providers…
Prince Rupert: Rail loading delay. 16% of IPI volume loaded on rail had over 7 days on dock dwell in the recent 35 days. Average dwell 9/10 days.
Delta Port: Congested yard/backlogged rail traffic. As per Delta port loading schedule, Chicago/Calgary load daily, Detroit/Memphis load Friday/Saturday, Montreal load Saturday/Tuesday, Toronto load Friday/Sunday. Edmonton units are trucked to CN VIT for loading to train. Units with 7 / 8 days…