Shippers report that rail service is meeting demand to the three major ports. Port rail car unloads in week 45 were five percent slower than the four week moving average and 12 percent lower than last year. The number of ships lined up at Vancouver fell by five to total 16, which is more than […] Read more
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Transportation snapshot: Week 44
Shippers report that rail service and order fulfillment is meeting demand at the three major ports. Total western port unloads are six percent lower than Week 44 last year and .2 percent lower than the four-week rolling average. Rail car unloads at Vancouver and Prince Rupert were 6,075 cars, 11 percent lower than the four-week […] Read more
Transportation snapshot – week 41
Shippers report that rail service and order fulfillment is meeting monthly demand. Total unloads at the West Coast reached 5,621 cars at Vancouver and Prince Rupert combined, which is five percent lower than the four-week rolling average and 10 percent lower than the same week last year. Thunder Bay terminals unloaded 2,080 cars, which is […] Read more
Transportation snapshot – week 40
Continued strong demand is indicated by steady vessel arrivals. The Week 40 vessel lineup at Vancouver decreased by five, to a total of 18, which is more than the historical average of eight to 12. At Prince Rupert, the vessel count increased by one to six, with the historical average at two to three. Year-to-date […] Read more
Transportation snapshot – week 39
Shippers report that rail service and order fulfillment is meeting demand at ports in Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Thunder Bay. Vessel lineups at Vancouver increased by one to 23 vessels, compared to the historical average of eight to 12. At Prince Rupert, the vessel count increased by two to five, compared to the historical average […] Read more
Transportation snapshot – week 38
Country stocks remained unchanged from last week, with capacity at 79 percent. Producers delivered 0.8 million tonnes to primary elevators last week. Total western port unloads, excluding St. Lawrence, are eight percent higher than Week 38 last year, and 20 percent higher than the four-week rolling average. Year to date western Canadian shipments from port […] Read more
