SAAM Towage’s first electric tugs arrive at Port of Vancouver

SANMAR Shipyards has delivered SAAM Towage’s first electric tugs to the Port of Vancouver in Canada. These cutting-edge ElectRA 2300SX units, developed in collaboration with Canada’s Robert Allen, are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 2,400 tons annually at full capacity.

Following their arrival, the tugs will undergo necessary preparations with crews and equipment manufacturers. SAAM Towage currently operates a fleet of over 20 tugs across nine ports in British...

https://container-news.com/saam-towages-first-electric-tugs-arrive-at-port-of-vancouver/

Pangaea bulker is the first to gain Silent (E) notation

ship with Silent (E) notation

Newport, R.I., based Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. (Nasdaq: PANL) reports that its 95,000 dwt. post-panamax dry bulk carrier Nordic Nuluujaak has been awarded the Silent (E) class notation by, making it the first dry bulk carrier to ever receive the certification. The Silent (E) Notation is a select designation given to vessels with a demonstrated ability to effectively reduce environmental noise emissions, consistent with a focus on protecting sensitive marine ecosystems. Nordic Nuluujaak...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/pangaea-bulker-is-the-first-to-gain-silent-e-notation/

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

Port labor deal in British Columbia collapses, strike resumes

a chart of rail moves from Vancouver and Prince Rupert

The dockworkers union strike that shuttered the container ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, Canada, was supposed to be over. It’s back on again.

The initial strike started July 1 and lasted 13 days. On Thursday, the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) announced that a tentative four-year contract agreement had been reached with the International Warehouse and Longshore Union (ILWU) Canada, via a proposed settlement from a federal mediator.

The key word here turned out to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-labor-deal-in-british-columbia-collapses-strike-resumes

It’s over: Labor deal ends strike at Vancouver, Prince Rupert ports

After being shuttered for 13 days, the key container shipping ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada, will open “as soon as possible” after a new labor deal was reached, the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) announced Thursday.

The tentative agreement has a four-year term and is subject to ratification by both parties. No details were disclosed. The announcement of the end of the port labor impasse came after a federal mediator delivered...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/its-over-strike-that-closed-vancouver-and-prince-rupert-ports-ends

Carload traffic grows at ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert

While intermodal shipments to the Canadian ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert have stalled since the start of a strike on July 1, coal and grain movements have increased significantly amid unrelated mitigating factors, according to data from supply chain visibility platform RailState.

The strike by members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in Canada at the Pacific coast ports is due to a contract dispute and is close to entering a third week as of Thursday.

“Intermodal...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carload-traffic-grows-at-ports-of-vancouver-prince-rupert

Ship queues mount as dockworker strike in Canada drags on

chart showing rail moves affected by strike

Canada’s two largest Pacific ports — Vancouver and Prince Rupert — remained at a standstill Friday as a strike by the port workers’ union hit the one-week mark. Ships are beginning to pile up at anchorages and rail operations serving the U.S. have effectively halted.

The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) claimed Thursday that the strike is already having “disastrous economic impacts,” with $4.6 billion in cargo affected since the strike began on July 1. The BCMEA maintained...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ship-queues-mount-as-west-canada-port-strike-drags-on

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

Dockworkers strike continues at Canada’s West Coast ports

A strike by 7,400 Canadian dockworkers against their West Coast ports employers has entered its fifth day as negotiations have stalled.

The International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada’s Longshore Division (ILWU Canada) went on strike Saturday after negotiations with the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) failed to reach a new labor contract.

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

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dockworkers-strike-continues-at-canadas-west-coast-ports

Dockworkers at Canada’s West Coast ports launch strike

More than 7,400 dockworkers represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in Canada went on strike Saturday after negotiations with the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) failed to reach a new labor contract. 

The strike threatens to disrupt container traffic at two of Canada’s busiest ports in Vancouver and Prince Rupert, key export gateways for the country.

The union’s strike was officially announced Saturday in a Facebook post by ILWU President Rob Ashton....

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