Land, Sea and Air shipping / transportation news for Canada
Latest News The World Health Organization on May 25 warned of a potential second peak of infections if government restrictions are eased too soon. Chile-based LATAM Airlines, the largest Latin American carrier, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and restructuring as…
Please find CN update regarding Spring Thaw restrictions below. CN would like to advise you that Transports Quebec has provided dates for lifting of the Spring Thaw restrictions. If you are shipping to/from the Province of Quebec, please note that payload…
Some ports of entry normally open 24 hours a day will close earlier No crossings where World Wide Customs has offices are directly affected Canada is cutting its service hours at 27 low-traffic border crossings on a temporary basis as…
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.…