Archive: Canada

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 6th, November, 2024

Ongoing labour tensions strain North American ports and freight networks

Labour disruptions in Canadian and US ports are creating significant pressures across North American supply chains, as ripple effects extend across modes and trade routes. With major strikes and unresolved…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 22nd, October, 2024

Labour tensions continue to threaten North American supply chains

Ongoing labour disputes at US East Coast ports and Canada’s Port of Montreal are putting North American supply chains at risk of further disruption. While a temporary agreement on the…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 11th, September, 2024

Escalating threats prompt US and Canadian air cargo security actions

Amid rising concerns about security threats in European logistics networks, the US and Canadian governments have introduced new air cargo security protocols aimed at mitigating risks posed by incendiary devices…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 13th, August, 2024

US focus

The spot rate spread from Asia to the US West and East coasts has reached its widest point in nearly two years, driven by capacity increases to the West Coast…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 5th, June, 2024

Vancouver dock workers, railways and Canadian Customs staff edge closer to strike action

We are monitoring a potential strike by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) that would impact Vancouver container terminals, as well as possible action by the Canada Border Services…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 9th, August, 2023

75% of ILWU Canada membership ratify deal

With union members voting to accept a contract tentatively reached in Western Canada and the port of Halifax, Montreal is the last major container port to agree a new labor…

By Paul Kelly in News Posted: 10th, February, 2022

Storm disrupts US shipping

A significant winter storm hit the central US and East Coast last week adding further disruption to supply chains already struggling with labour shortages, delays moving imports inland and a…

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