Montreal – cargo up containers down

Canada’s St Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and Unifor have ratified a new three-year collective labour agreement that will keep the main transportation artery connecting the ports of Montreal and Toronto and cargo handling facilities on the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean open.

The Montreal Port Authority’s (MPA) plan to build a new container terminal at Contrecœur has been given a boost following Canada Transport Minister, Pablo Rodriguez’s, announcement that CA$150M in funding would be available to the project via the government’s National Trade Corridors Fund.

Canada breathes a sign of relief as the ILWU Canada membership votes to ratify negotiated contract settlement, ending the threat of further disruption.

Rail service has been suspended after a washout on the rail line that connects to the Port of Halifax.

The ILWU Canada Longshore Caucus has rejected the tentative agreement recommended by the Federal Mediator, putting longshore workers back on the picket lines.

Operations to resume “as soon as possible” following tentative agreement between the BCMEA and the ILWU Canada.