ILWU Canada ratifies contract settlement terms
NewsCanada breathes a sign of relief as the ILWU Canada membership votes to ratify negotiated contract settlement, ending the threat of further ...
Rail disruption hits Halifax
NewsRail service has been suspended after a washout on the rail line that connects to the Port of Halifax....
ILWU Canada back on strike
NewsThe ILWU Canada Longshore Caucus has rejected the tentative agreement recommended by the Federal Mediator, putting longshore workers back on...
BC port strike ending
NewsOperations to resume “as soon as possible” following tentative agreement between the BCMEA and the ILWU Canada....
BC Port strike drags on
NewsWith the strike now in its fifth day, neither side shows any sign of moving towards a compromise; union is seeking increases of 11% and 6% i...
BC Port strike enters fourth day
NewsThe ILWU Canada walked off the job on 1 July; the BCMEA says there is no point continuing to bargain over Union demands that are “outside ...
BC union issues strike notice
NewsThe ILWU Canada says it has “run out of options at the bargaining table” and issued notice of a strike for the west coast of Canada comm...
Montreal faces cost increase for zero emissions terminal
NewsThe cost of the port’s new box terminal, which requires zero emission equipment during construction and operation, has risen by 50%....
CN, UP and GMXT partner up
NewsCanadian National (CN), Union Pacific (UP) and Grupo México Transportes (GMXT) have responded to the launch of CPKS with a new joint ‘Fal...
Facing increased competition, throughput at Halifax holds steady
NewsThe Port of Halifax crossed the 600,000 TEU mark for the first time in 2022, but compared to 2021 container volume grew only marginally as t...
Canada moves to “modernise” port authorities and strengthen foreign investment controls
NewsReforms will give port authorities a wider mandate to manage vessel traffic, invest in inland terminals and collect and share data; and lowe...
Battle over Roberts Bank T2 heats up
NewsGCT Global Container Terminals (GCT) calls Port of Vancouver’s expansion plan “a flawed, massively expensive, taxpayer-funded, and unnec...
More equipment for Saint John
NewsDP World is purchasing new STS cranes, reachstackers and other equipment, plus new software and systems for its terminal in Saint John, New ...
MSC in the running for Contrecœur
NewsMSC subsidiary TIL is one of three bidders to have qualified to submit proposals to develop a new container terminal in Montreal....
Montreal recognises year of “resilience and agility”
NewsDespite difficult conditions Montreal recorded growth in cargo volume in 2021....