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Industry pressure mounts for government intervention in Montreal docker strikes

With an “indefinite” strike launched by 1,100 Montreal dockers now in its fourth day, pressure is mounting for the federal government to directly intervene in a lengthy waterfront labour conflict paralyzing the Port of Montreal.

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Regulatory saga escalates on proposed Port of Vancouver container project

A regulatory saga that for several years has plagued a major container terminal project proposed by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) is showing no signs of abating, and a final decision by the Canadian federal government has been delayed until November in light of the circumstances surrounding COVID-19.

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Canadian East Coast box ports see cargo numbers decline

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian ports, categorized by the federal authorities among essential services, have remained opened for business while taking all the necessary measures to protect the health and safety of their employees.

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Canadian agri-food exporters face bumpy road

The last year has been rough for Canada’s agri-food exporters and this year looks every bit as challenging.

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Great Lakes ports work on building cargo diversity

Throughout the vast Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system in the United States and Canada, most ports seek to diversify their customer base by developing new business beyond traditional bulk markets.

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Canada applying stiff-upper-lip in post-Brexit transition twilight zone

With the Brexit reality, Canada is embarking on re-setting trade relations with both the UK and Europe.

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Canada’s USMCA ratification process faces slow track

After being the country to push hardest on ratification of the revised North American free trade pact, Canada will be the last to actually ratify it.

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Port of Montreal continues record cargo pace and expansion projects

As 2020 begins, there are no signs that Montreal, Canada’s second biggest port after Vancouver, strategically located deep inland in relation to the industrial heartland of North America, is slowing down in terms of both capacity and cargo expansion.

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Canada not poised to ratify USMCA before February

With Canadian legislators not due back from a winter break until January 27, the chances appear virtually nil that Canada will ratify before February at the earliest the revised North American free trade accord re-named the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) signed on December 10.

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Seaway counting on traditional final quarter burst

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway system are on a pace to break last year’s record for the decade but a strong final quarter is needed to set a new mark.

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