Trade Alerts

The federal government is moving to push back the start of a possible strike by railway workers at Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific…

The following message was issued by the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) on Monday, May 13, 2024: BCMEA–ILWU Local 514 Bargaining Update The BC…

The following message was issued by the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) on Thursday, May 2, 2024: CP, CN Railway Workers Vote to Strike…

The 1,200 longshoremen at the Port of Montreal rejected, by a margin of 99.5 percent, management’s latest offer to renew their collective agreement. The Maritime…

On Friday, April 19th, the CBSA announced changes to its plans for the launch of the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) digital initiative.  CARM…

The following message was issued by the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) on Friday, April 19, 2024: BCMEA/Local 514 Bargaining Update – 21-Day Cooling-Off…

On March 26, 2024, the 9,000 TEU containership Dali crashed into a support pylon of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing significant damage to the…

Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Customs and Immigration Union (CIU) employed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) expects to open a limited access channel to the Port of Baltimore by the end of April, with…

The following message was issued by the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) on Wednesday, April 3, 2024: Teamsters Canada Calls for Strike Authorization Vote…

A Synergy Maritime managed, post-panamax containership has struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge while departing the port during the early hours on Tuesday, March 26th.…

The BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Ship & Dock Foremen Local 514 have been engaged in negotiations with…