Canadian National Railway

Port-bound rail volumes approach prestrike levels in Canada

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Rail volumes have largely returned to normal at the Canadian West Coast ports of Vancouver and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-bound-rail-volumes-approach-prestrike-levels-in-canada

CN doesn’t expect return of ‘more normalized’ demand in 2023

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Uncertainties about consumer behavior and anticipated lower grain volumes are among the headwinds...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cn-doesnt-expect-return-of-more-normalized-demand-in-2023

Revenue decline dampens CN’s Q2 net profit

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Lower revenues in the second quarter of 2023 put pressure on overall profits for Canadian railway CN.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/revenue-decline-dampens-cns-q2-net-profit

ILWU US West Coast dockers to boycott diverted ships from Canada

In a show of solidarity with their Canadian counterparts, US West Coast dockers are refusing to handle cargoes diverted from the Canadian west coast, where port workers have staged industrial action.

In a statement to CNBC, International Longshore & Warehouse Union US West Coast president Willie Adams said, “The ILWU will not be unloading Canadian bound cargo in solidarity with our Brothers and Sisters in ILWU Canada.”

There are concerns that logistical bottlenecks, a common occurrence during the...

https://container-news.com/ilwu-us-west-coast-dockers-to-boycott-diverted-ships-from-canada/

Canada’s dockworkers strike impacts freight rail operations

The effects of the dockworkers strike at West Coast ports in Canada is reverberating through the supply chain and to the railways.

About 7,400 workers with the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada’s Longshore Division went on strike last Saturday after negotiations with the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association failed to reach a new labor contract.

The strike is affecting container cargo traffic at two of Canada’s busiest ports, Vancouver and Prince Rupert, key export...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadas-dockworkers-strike-impacts-freight-rail-operations

Critics challenge the independence of railroad-employed police

If railway police officers investigating an incident encounter evidence that could be damning to a rail company, do they see their primary duty as seeking all the facts or protecting the company’s name?

For some families of loved ones who died in railway accidents, that question is not merely academic.

Since October, FreightWaves has conducted a series of interviews on the issue, including the question of whether a governmental or other third-party entity should be responsible for ensuring that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/critics-challenge-the-independence-of-railroad-employed-police

Crowley and CN partner on new Mobile-Mexico ocean service

Maritime and logistics services company Crowley has teamed up with Canadian railway CN to provide integrated rail and ocean service between Mexico and the U.S. Midwest and Canada.

The service includes Crowley’s new ocean route between the Port of Mobile in Alabama, which is serviced by CN (NYSE: CNI), and Tuxpan on the Gulf Coast of Mexico in the state of Veracruz. Crowley’s ships will make weekly round trips between Tuxpan and Mobile starting in September, and the vessels have a capacity of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/crowley-and-cn-partner-on-new-mobile-mexico-ocean-service

CN reaches labor agreement with Unifor

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Canadian railway CN has reached tentative agreements with two labor groups affiliated with Unifor, a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cn-reaches-labor-agreement-with-unifor

2 rail unions vote to go on strike at CN if talks falter

Members of two Unifor unions have voted to go on strike at CN if a collective agreement can’t be reached between both parties.

The vote on whether to go to strike was 98% of Local 100 members and 97% of Council 4000 members, according to a Sunday news release. 

Both sides are anticipated to head back to the bargaining table next week. 

Wages and benefits are one of the issues of contention. Although wages and benefits improved in the latest proposed agreement, the compensation falls under today’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/2-rail-unions-vote-to-go-on-strike-at-cn-if-talks-falter

CN will focus on improving velocity, finding customers where capacity available

CN is planning to tweak its operational plan to emphasize improving velocity and focus on finding customers in areas where there is available network capacity, executives said during the Canadian railway’s earnings call to discuss fourth-quarter 2022 financial results.

The adjustments come as CN (NYSE: CNI) is bracing for a mild recession in 2023.

The plan, which relies on “scheduled railroading,” also calls for trains to stay with a schedule and run the same schedule every day, regardless of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cn-will-focus-on-improving-velocity-finding-customers-where-capacity-available

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