Clause 87.7 of the Canada Labour Code states longshore workers must continue to provide the services they normally provide to "ensure the tie-up, let-go and loading of grain vessels at licensed terminal and transfer elevators, and the movement of the grain vessels in and out of a port." But the clause mentions nothing about container movement at container facilities.
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Choke points in the system still need work
It’s great to move on from this crisis and focus on the next ones, but until we’ve resolved the problems that allowed it to develop in the first place, we’re still just one set of circumstances away from going through it again.
Shipping container rates take a tumble
Pulse and special crops shippers are celebrating the collapse of container freight rates. “For the smaller buyers and also shippers, it brings things a little bit back to normal,” said Marlene Boersch, managing partner of Mercantile Consulting Venture. “It was completely untenable the way this market was running for two years in terms of risk […] Read more
Feds approve container port
Many of Canada’s crops are transported to overseas markets in containers, including half of its lentils, one-quarter of its peas and all its special crops.
Container crisis lingers for agricultural shippers
The number of shipping containers leaving Canada without goods drops from its peak, but the percentage remains high
Like the pandemic, everybody wants to see the container shipping crisis just fade away into memory. Unfortunately, it’s taking a long time to fade. “In November 2022 the share of outbound empties fell to 51 percent, the lowest it has been since August 2021’s 50 percent,” noted analyst Chris Ferris of Economic Development Winnipeg in […] Read more
Shipping containers cheaper, but scarce
The price for a shipping container is less extreme than it once was, but getting it where it’s needed can be next to impossible, Pulse Canada says. “It’s still pretty acute,” Greg Northey said recently about shipping container availability. “Most shipping lines don’t want to service destinations where we want to go.” It’s been hard […] Read more
U.S. legislation targets shipping container crisis
Canadian exporters demand similar action, but feds say legislation already exists to address ‘anti-competitive’ practices
Exporters of Canadian agricultural products are looking with envy at legislation wending its way through the U.S. Congress. The House of Representatives and Senate have both passed versions of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which would give more regulatory oversight to the Federal Maritime Commission. The legislation is in response to shipper complaints about the […] Read more
New task force to focus on shipping containers
Initiative that grew out of recent national supply chain summit welcomed by major agricultural commodity groups
The national supply chain summit held in late January was a good first step toward fixing issues within agriculture, particularly when it comes to container shipments, according to several participating organizations. President Greg Cherewyk said Pulse Canada has been calling for a national dialogue on shipping issues since the fall of 2019, and welcomed the […] Read more
