Land, Sea and Air shipping / transportation news for Canada
Latest News The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has urged governments to act to ensure that ports remain open to allow the freight and logistics sector to help tackle the COVID-19 crisis. FIATA noted that international air, sea…
At this time, CN continues to operate very efficiently and our network is extremely fluid including the Canada – United States border which remains open to rail. CN continues to proactively respond to the developing COVID-19 pandemic. As always, the…
On March 12th, 2020, The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the ongoing global spread of the Coronavirus (COVID19) a pandemic. The pandemic announcement exerted additional pressures on a strained transportation industry. The evolution of government actions and changes in circumstances…
CN is pleased to inform you that all embargoes related to rail blockades have been lifted. We appreciate your patience as we complete our network recovery process, which will take several weeks. The entire CN team is fully committed to…
In the absence of illegal blockades on CN's network over the last 24 hours, and while we are keeping a close watch for any further disruptions, we have started calling back many of the temporarily laid off employees based in…
In eastern Canada, the illegal blockade in Tyendinaga, ON, east of Belleville, ON is in the process of being cleared. CN is working on resuming operations on this part of its network. In western Canada, our recovery plan continues. We…
Please find CN update regarding Blockade in Headingley, MB; Tyendinaga, ON and New Hazelton, BC below. CN would like to inform you that the illegal blockades have come to an end in Manitoba and may be ending imminently in British Columbia.…
Please find CN update regarding Blockade in Tyendinaga, ON and New Hazelton, BC below. The blockade in Ontario is on CN's mainline in Tyendinaga, ON east of Belleville, ON. This blockade continues to impact the movement of goods between Western Canada and…
Please find CN update newsletter below. Dear Customers and Supply Chain Partners, We are pleased to announce that a tentative agreement has been reached with our 3,200 CN conductors and yard crews working on CN’s mainline and yards in Canada…
We would like to update you on CN’s collective bargaining with the Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference (TCRC- CTY), which represents approximately 3,200 of CN employees working as train conductors and railyard coordinators in Canada. As communicated earlier, the TCRC-CTY initiated…