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Vancouver port truckers reach deal with 1 carrier after calling strike

A truck outside the Port of Vancouver travels on a highway near the water

Truckers at one of two Port of Vancouver carriers facing a strike have reached a tentative agreement, their union said on Tuesday.

Aheer Transportation signed the agreement a day after the union Unifor issued a 72-hour strike notice. The drivers at the British Columbia port have been seeking health and dental benefits, and improved detention pay. 

However, about 120 drivers at Prudential Transportation still plan to begin a strike on Friday.

Aheer signed a tentative pattern agreement similar to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/vancouver-port-truckers-reach-deal-with-1-carrier-after-calling-strike

Port of Vancouver ship queue tops 50 as rail woes persist

Three ships at anchor near the Port of Vancouver with the sun setting.

The number of vessels waiting for a berth at the Port of Vancouver stood at over 50 on Monday as CN reported a major setback in efforts to restore rail service on a key portion of its network.

The rail briefly reopened its Vancouver-Kamloops line over the weekend but quickly shut it down as more heavy rain hit southern British Columbia, the company said in a statement to American Shipper. 

“After moving seven trains during the weekend, CN took the decision to proactively close its network as the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-vancouver-ship-queue-tops-50-as-rail-woes-persist

Breaking: Port of Vancouver truckers issue strike notice

A truck a the Port of Vancouver passes a train with containers.

The union representing container truckers at two carriers serving the Port of Vancouver issued a 72-hour strike notice on Monday, setting the stage for yet another major disruption facing Canada’s largest maritime trading facility beginning Friday. 

Unifor issued the notice after talks with Aheer Transportation failed to yield a new agreement. Talks with Prudential Transportation also failed last week. 

The truckers account for about 200 of the 1,700 drivers serving the Port of Vancouver. They...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-port-of-vancouver-truckers-issue-strike-notice

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 …

The post Race against time for importers as links from...

https://theloadstar.com/race-against-time-for-importers-as-links-from-vancouver-are-re-established/

Port of Vancouver truckers threaten to strike

A truck with a chassis attack drives at the Port of Vancouver.

Container truckers at two carriers serving the Port of Vancouver have voted to authorize a strike, threatening another major disruption at Canada’s busiest port as it recovers from the shutdown of rail service.

Drivers for Aheer Transportation and Prudential Transportation “voted overwhelmingly to strike if necessary” to secure a new agreement, their union, Unifor, said in a statement on Tuesday. The drivers are seeking health and dental benefits, and increased pay for waiting times. 

“Unifor...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-vancouver-truckers-threaten-to-strike

Manitoulin acquires British Columbia trucking firm, courier

A red and white box truck of Manitoulin Transport on a dirt road with Manitoulin tractor-trailer on a highway the background

Canadian transportation and logistics firm Manitoulin Group has acquired British Columbia carrier Diamond Delivery and courier First Canadian Messenger in a deal that grows its presence in western Canada. 

The deal, announced Tuesday, adds 180 vehicles, seven terminals and 150 service points for Ontario-based Manitoulin. The price was not disclosed.

Based in Surrey, Diamond Delivery provides truckload, LTL, temperature-controlled, flatbed, parcel, cross-border and warehousing services. First...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/manitoulin-acquires-british-columbia-trucking-firm-courier

CN to reopen route to Vancouver to limited traffic

Canadian railway CN expects to reopen the Kamloops-Vancouver corridor to some traffic early Wednesday as the region recovers from last week’s extensive flooding.

“The situation in British Columbia continues to keep our crews engaged as they work to bring critical sections of the railway back into operation,” CN (NYSE: CNI) said in a statement provided to FreightWaves. “Work progressed well over the weekend and we anticipate that the Kamloops-Vancouver corridor will reopen to limited traffic...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cn-to-reopen-route-to-vancouver-to-limited-traffic

CP to resume Vancouver rail service Tuesday

A Canadian Pacific or PC train engine moves on a train track with rail cars behind it.

Canadian Pacific plans to restore service in British Columbia on Tuesday in a reprieve for the backlogged Port of Vancouver, which has been cut off from the rails for over a week following floods and landslides that devastated the province. 

CP (NYSE:CP) said Monday that it expects to reopen its railway from Kamloops to Vancouver by midday and will be working to “clear the backlogs as quickly and efficiently as possible.” 

“The following 10 days will be critical,” Keith Creel, CP president and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cp-to-resume-vancouver-rail-service-tuesday

Hot Shots: Floods, cool clouds, flipped trucks and more

Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look at the past week or so in social media, highlighting images in trucking, transportation and weather. This week features washed out roads and rails in the Pacific Northwest, rare horseshoe clouds, 18-wheelers tipped over by winds in Montana and more.

Water, water everywhere

Relentless rounds of heavy rain have recently soaked the Pacific Northwest, from Washington to British Columbia. It was the culmination of a series of storms that hit the region over...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hot-shots-floods-cool-clouds-flipped-trucks-and-more

Maersk and Canadian Pacific open Vancouver transload facility

A transload facility at Vancouver developed by Maersk and Canadian Pacific is open for business.

The new Pacific Transload Express facility will bring “more speed and agility to demand fluctuations while also reducing demurrage and detention costs,” Maersk touted Thursday. The facility opened Sept. 1, with the first containers arriving earlier this week. 

The facility consists of 117,000 square feet and 103 doors, and it has the ability to transload international containers into domestic 53-foot...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-and-canadian-pacific-open-vancouver-transload-facility

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