The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is expanding a centralized marine traffic scheduling system to encompass the entire Burrard Inlet, aiming to improve safety and efficiency in one of Canada’s busiest trade hubs. This advanced system enables the port authority to manage actively and sequence commercial ship movements in Burrard Inlet, home to 23 Port of…
BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA), which employs port workers in British Columbia, Canada, is threatening to close all ports in the province in response to strike action called by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) for 8 am local time today (4 November). ILWU, on behalf of on behalf of the Longshore Locals and…
Terminals, carriers will suspend salary guarantees Maritime employers at the Port of Montreal warned that they will suspend salary guarantees for striking union members in an escalation of the longshore labor dispute. Saying it has “no other choice,” the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) said in a statement posted to its website that it will suspend…
Shippers face severe disruption in Canada after the weekend failed to see labour tensions decline at the country’s ports: in fact, rows on both the east and west coasts escalated. On the west coast, where the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert are affected, the BCMEA’s decision to lock out ILWU Local 514 workers today, triggered a…
