Land, Sea and Air shipping / transportation news for Canada
BC waterfront to resume operations at 1630 Wednesday, May 30, 2019 [ Vancouver, British Columbia, May 30, 2019 ] The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and ILWU–Canada are pleased to advise they have come to a tentative agreement that…
Members of the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) will lock out longshoremen in B.C. ports effective Thursday, May 30, the association said Tuesday, May 28. “The BCMEA did not arrive at this decision lightly, as it followed significant discussion…
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union – Canada ( ILWU – Canada ) issued a notice Sunday indicating the Union will take targeted job action on Monday, May 27, 2019 at 7am. According to the press release: ILWU Canada to…
On the evening of May 23, 2019 the BC Maritime Employers Association announced they received formal written 72-hour strike notice from ILWU Canada relating to ongoing labour negotiations in British Columbia. Strike notice has been specifically directed to GCT Global…
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.