Multiple ports shut down!

On November 4 local time, major ports on Canada's west coast - including the Port of Vancouver, Canada's largest container port, and the third largest port of Prince Rupert - were closed due to workers' strikes. And recently, the Port of Montreal just had a strike. Recently, there are shipments to Canada, please pay attention to the impact of logistics delay.

It is reported that due to the West Coast port trade union leaders and industry representatives failed to reach an agreement, the local trade union organized workers to hold a large-scale strike, then including the port of Vancouver, Prince Rupert and other ports of the West Coast container cargo immediately stopped transport. According to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, about $800 million worth of trade passes through the West Coast port every day. About 20 percent of U.S. traded goods pass through the Canadian ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert. Past experience shows that even if a strike at a Canadian port is just a few days, the impact on the U.S. supply chain can last for months.

On November 5, Maersk's official website issued a strike warning about Canada's west coast ports. Maersk said the International Longline and Warehouse Union (ILWU Local 514) has provided formal 72-hour written notice of an industry-wide strike at all BCMEA member company terminals starting at around 8am on Monday, November 4.

Logistics executives are worried about the impact of the strike. Last July, a 13-day strike by the Canadian International Longshore and Warehouse Union cost the economy hundreds of millions of dollars and caused shipments to the United States to take at least three months to return to normal. Meanwhile, delays for rail containers have ranged from 39 to 66 days. In this reminder, the freight forwarder who recently shipped to Canada, please pay attention to the latest situation, the possible strike activities on the delay and impact of cargo transportation! Forward to you