Coordinated effort is vital to optimizing use of the Port of Vancouver, Canada’s busiest port complex, says Canadian National CEO Tracy Robinson.
Canada’s largest railroads see mixed progress at the country’s busiest container gateway.
Port fees on Chinese ships are aimed at boosting U.S. shipbuilding but could have follow-on effects for intermodal traffic, too.
The year’s five biggest U.S.-Canada cross-border supply chain stories include Pride Group’s bankruptcy, as well as railway and port strikes.
A fire at a Port of Vancouver marine coal terminal caused damage but no injuries over the weekend.
There are some delays as Canada’s top import gateways work off backlogs of containers from labor-related shutdowns.
The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered port operations to resume in British Columbia and Montreal after lockouts of union dockworkers halted container traffic.
Canada Labor Secretary Steven MacKinnon asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order operations to resume at the ports of Montreal, Vancouver and Prince Rupert and send employers and longshore unions back to the bargaining table.
Western Canada port employers and their longshore union met separately with a federal mediator Saturday, but the talks ended quickly with no new bargaining scheduled.
Ships are waiting at anchor after port employers at Vancouver and Prince Rupert on Monday locked out union forepersons after contract talks broke down.
The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association representing ocean carriers and terminal operators plan to lock out union forepersons after the International
Longshore and Warehouse Union rejected a final contract offer.
Canada’s busiest import gateway is managing port fluidity as railroads issue lockout notices, and Teamsters are warning of a planned strike as the latest contract talks fail.
Rail volumes to and from the Canadian ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert are returning to normal after the 13-day strike in July, although capacity to catch up on the backlog appears limited for now, according to RailState’s analysis of its data.
U.S. rail imports from Vancouver and Prince Rupert are imperiled again. ILWU Canada has rejected the proposed dockworkers contract.
The extended strike in western Canada was beginning to affect U.S. supply chains. Its resolution limits the fallout.
Although international intermodal traffic has come to a halt at the Canadian West Coast ports since the start of the work stoppage on July 1, carload volumes for commodities such as coal and grain have grown, according to supply chain data visibility firm RailState.
U.S. imports via Canadian ports face rising fallout as the war of words escalates between dockworkers and employers.
As the labor strike continues at the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, Class I railroads are taking steps to ensure that their networks face minimal disruptions.
More than 7,400 dockworkers in Canada remain on strike Wednesday after labor contract negotiations with their employer have stalled.
More than 7,400 dockworkers have gone on strike in Canada, potentially causing disruptions at ports in Vancouver and Prince Rupert.
The investments will go toward network improvements as well as technology and decarbonization initiatives.
PSA International has added to its port portfolio with the acquisition of Canadian container terminal Ceres Halifax.
The Port of Vancouver handled a record volume of containers in 2021, but the biggest driver was the export of empties headed back to Asia.
McDonald’s called in the air cavalry to overcome shipping disruptions that forced it to ration french fries in Japan.
Air Canada is deploying a new cargo jet to alleviate the cargo delays caused when flooding partially cut off the Port of Vancouver.
The number of ships waiting to berth at the Port of Vancouver reached 60 as congestion continues while rail service slowly recovers from storms.
CN begins moving trains on the Kamloops-Vancouver corridor three weeks after flooding and landslides in British Columbia knocked out its main Port of Vancouver rail link.
A union and a trucking company serving the Port of Vancouver reached a tentative agreement to give container drivers benefits and increased pay, averting a strike.
Drivers at one of two Port of Vancouver trucking companies facing a strike have reached a tentative agreement with their carrier.
Canada’s supply chain is in a “crisis situation” as over 50 ships wait to dock at the Port of Vancouver and CN struggles to restore service.
Container truckers at two carriers serving the Port of Vancouver are set to go on strike Friday over benefits and detention pay.
CN hasn’t been able to reopen its rail main link to the Port of Vancouver due to weather issues as large backlog of vessels continues.
Container truckers at two carriers serving the Port of Vancouver have voted to authorize a strike, threatening to bring more disruption as rail service resumes.
CN’s line between Kamloops and Vancouver has been shut down since Nov. 15 following extensive flooding and mudslides. Canadian Pacific reopened its line to limited traffic on Monday.
Canadian Pacific says it will reopen its rail link with the Port of Vancouver on Tuesday, vowing to clear backlogs to “get the supply chain back in sync.”
Air Canada is adding cargo capacity equivalent in weight to 860 adult moose in and out of Vancouver.
CP and CN rail service at the Port of Vancouver could resume this week as mounting congestion and backlogs continue after devastating floods and landslides.
The Port of Vancouver warns of terminal disruptions and vessel delays after flooding in British Columbia cuts off CN and CP rails.
The Vancouver transload facility will primarily handle fast-moving consumer goods and auto parts.
Canadian Tire is acquiring a 25% stake in Ashcroft Terminal in a deal that will allow the retailer to move containers from the Port of Vancouver more efficiently, while securing rail capacity.
The union representing thousands of Canada Border Services Agency personnel warns of “significant disruption to the flow of goods” if its members go on strike.
With 39 ships at anchor, the Port of Vancouver is continuing to feel the strain as CP and CN resume service in a fire-afflicted region of British Columbia.
The reduction in train speeds between Kamloops and Boston Bar is designed to lessen the chances that sparks from a freight train could start a fire amid extreme heat and dry conditions.
A disruption to CN and CP rail service caused by a wildfire is putting the Port of Vancouver under pressure as Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd warn of delays and congestion.
A potential strike by Canada Border Services Agency officers threatens to disrupt the country’s supply chains. The Port of Vancouver could feel the most pain.
“We know larger ships carrying increased volumes are coming. We want to be out in front of that curve.”
There have been no reported injuries, pollution or cargo losses aboard the vessel deployed on a ONE Atlantic service.
Canadian police and border officers seized nearly $8 million in opium found in two shipping containers at the Port of Vancouver and then swapped the drugs with a dummy shipment to let the dragnet continue.
Anchorages are filling up with ships off multiple ports — not just California’s. Yet the reasons behind the traffic jams are not always the same.
The railway has started reaching out to First Nations groups and the broader public to share its plan.
CP’s partnership with Maersk is starting early, with the first vessel coming into Vancouver in December versus March 2021.
The railroad has 1,000 acres it can develop with partnering customers.
Newly released case study says gateway’s work could become model for other Canadian ports
The deal comes amid wider efforts from both companies to expand their reach and increase supply chain efficiency.
Global market uncertainty weighed down Canada’s largest container port in second half of 2019.
Purchase of Canadian port operations part of global strategy “to connect directly with customers to offer logistics solutions and remove inefficiencies in the supply chain to accelerate trade.”
U.S. freight forwarder expands north of the border, tapping into growing volumes of trans-Pacific trade from the Port of Vancouver.
Canada’s largest port saw increases in tonnage and containers during the first half of 2019, but individual cargo types painted a more complicated picture.
The announcements confirming Canada’s planned investments in rail infrastructure come as the country prepares for a federal election in October.
Changing harbor tax could help smaller ports compete with trucks
While Ottawa’s rules are designed to conform with American devices, they will need to undergo a rigorous certification process.
Longshore workers and employers reach tentative agreement on a contract, putting a quick end to what would have been a costly disruption for Canada’s economy.
Escalation in labor dispute threatens to put a stop to maritime trade across the province, including Vancouver.
International Longshore and Warehouse Union begins “limited job action” and says it will not disrupt trade at Canada’s busiest port as contract talks continue with a federal mediator.
Planned walkout by 2,000 ILWU members at Global Container Terminals’ Deltaport and Vanterm facilities would seriously disrupt operations at Canada’s largest port.
Transport committee recommends against passage of bill C-48, which would effectively bar crude shipments from ports north of Vancouver.
Vote by International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada members ups the ante in contract talks by raising the prospect of a disruption at Canada’s largest port, Vancouver.
Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) in British Columbia will vote on authorizing a strike, setting the stage for potential disruptions at the Ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert. Longshore chapters of the ILWU will vote on May 8 and 9, according to a notice sent by the union’s national leadership. If […]
Pay hike include Port of Vancouver drivers, who went on strike five years ago.
Canada’s largest port handled 147 million tons of cargo during 2018.
