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Canadian ports eye strains to the supply chain network ahead of rail stoppage

North American shippers and Canadian ports are bracing for the effects of an anticipated freight rail work stoppage just after midnight on Thursday, 22 August.

At this time, the major Canadian freight railways, Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific (CPKC) will lock out members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, who have indicated intentions to go on strike rather than agree to binding arbitration over a new labor agreement. The old one expired on Dec. 31, 2023.

“We are concerned about...

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Bracing for labor-related disruptions at North American ports: Interview with RailState’s John Schmitter

Container News recently chatted with John Schmitter, co-founder and chief commercial officer of RailState, a supply chain visibility provider monitoring the freight rail networks of Canada and parts of the United States.

[This question-and-answer session was edited for clarity]

Container News: There’s been quite a bit of a buzz lately around potential labor disruptions in Canada: rail union members at Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Canadian National (CN) are expected to go on strike on...

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Port of Saint John on a roll, thanks to potash and beefed-up rail services

Potash has been a tremendous fuel for growth at the Canadian port of Saint John; the New Brunswick port clocked up 11% higher tonnage last year than in 2020.
But its dry bulk traffic was on fire, surging a whopping 123%, with potash the main driver for this, more than doubling, from 619,203 tonnes in 2020 to 1,653,750 tonnes.
Dry bulk may have been the star performer, but most eyes have been …

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US east coast ports make major plays to become intermodal gateways

US importers and forwarders are looking to New York’s Port Elizabeth Terminal for a faster intermodal link to the US Midwest and Canada.
APM Terminals Elizabeth is marketing a new service that claims faster transfers from ship to rail, with multiple daily train departures to the interior.
Key to the operation is a direct-to-rail landing zone at the terminal for rapid transfer of containers to an 18-track rail operation to build double-stack …

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Race against time for importers as links from Vancouver are re-established

Waterborne Canadian imports from Asia remain under pressure. Traffic links between the port of Vancouver and the Canadian interior are gradually being restored after they were severed by severe flooding, but the situation remains tenuous and a full recovery of cargo flows is still a long way off.
It could get even worse if container truckers serving the port were to move ahead with a threat of industrial action.
Work is progressing …

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First links between storm-hit Vancouver and Canadian interior re-established

A train service between Vancouver and the Canadian interior is set to resume by midday Pacific time today, according to CP Rail.
The Class I rail company announced yesterday it was expecting to re-start operations between Kamloops and Vancouver, a section of line that had been knocked out by heavy rain and flooding that disrupted connections in British Columbia a week ago.
An atmospheric river rainstorm dumped nearly 200 millimeters of rain …

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CN delivers record second-quarter results

Canadian National reported its financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019.

“The CN team delivered record second-quarter results, and we remain optimistic on CN’s volume prospects in the second half of the year while maintaining our vigilance on costs,” said JJ Ruest, president and chief executive officer of CN. “Our focus on delivering profitable growth and advanced technologies to modernize our scheduled railroading model is expected to continue driving long-term...

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