Toronto, November 18, 2024
The following message was issued by the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) on Monday, November 18, 2024:
Canadian Port Update
East Coast
Port of Montreal Operations Resumed Saturday
Operations were set to resume at the Port of Montreal as of seven o’clock on Saturday morning following the lockout of longshore workers.
Management at the Port of Montreal says it will take several weeks to fully establish the import and export supply chain flow following the lockout that started last Sunday. That’s when the Maritime Employers Association locked out close to 1,200 longshore workers after its latest contract offer was rejected.
The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered the restart of operations at the port, as well as for negotiations to be moved to binding arbitration.
Read more in an article from City News Montreal.
MGT Recovery Plan
In a message to customers on Friday morning, Montreal Gateway Terminals said its facilities would resume operations on Saturday at 7:00 am, with recovery measures taking immediate effect.
- To facilitate the recovery process, truck gates at Cast Terminal (Section 77) were only for imports and empties delivered out on Sunday. Regular trucking services began this morning at 6:00 am.
- Import storage was suspended from Monday, November 11 through Saturday, November 16, inclusively. The final tally of charges will be reflected on MGT’s website, at https://www.mtrtml.com/login.php.
- Transload activities commenced this morning at 7:00 am.
- Rail operations commenced at both facilities on Saturday at 7:00 am.
West Coast
Port of Vancouver Operations Update – November 15
Operations started to resume on Friday at Port of Vancouver terminals.
Terminals and cargo sectors will resume operations in line with their individual operating plans. A full resumption of operations and fluidity at the Port of Vancouver is expected to take time.
As terminal operations resume, ships are making their way to berth. Demand for all anchorage class assignments remains high and availability is limited.
The port dashboard has the latest updates on port fluidity, including rail performance, truck turn times, gateway vessel on-time performance, and vessel anchorage utilization.
For more information, please call David Lychek, Director – Ocean & Air Services at (905) 882-4880, ext. 1207.
