When compared to the 2023 calendar year, grain exports at the port of Prince Rupert were 26 per cent higher in 2024, the Prince Rupert Port Authority said in a January release.
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Grain volumes up at Prince Rupert
Recovery is welcome because port has been under-used recently
Tentative agreement reached in port strike
A tentative agreement has been reached between the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union. The four-year deal is subject to ratification by both parties. Details of the agreement are not being released. “The BCMEA recognizes and regrets the significant impact this labour disruption has had on the economy, businesses, […] Read more
Nutrien cuts output as Canada port strike drags on
(Reuters) – The world’s biggest fertilizer producer Nutrien Ltd. cut production on Tuesday, citing the impact of an 11-day-old strike in Canada’s Pacific ports whose cost has now ballooned to an estimated $5.5 billion. Some 7,500 dock workers represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) walked off on July 1 after failing to […] Read more
Pork sector calls for essential service status amid port strike
Many Canadian pork processing plants set to close in the next few weeks could end up with a backlog of unsold meat products, which may lead to "millions of dollars in losses across agriculture very quickly," according to the release.
