US president Donald Trump has continued his tariff onslaught, and shippers have been warned that sourcing alternatives “do not necessarily exist”. On 4 February, President Trump promised 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, which, he explained, was to curb illegal immigration and fentanyl smuggling. After Mr Trump claimed to have agreed concessions from…
By Jeff Mason, Doina Chiacu and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said his proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will take effect March 4 along with an extra 10% duty on Chinese imports because deadly drugs are still pouring into the U.S. from those countries. Trump told reporters in the Oval…
By David Lawder, Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised hopes for another pause on steep new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada by saying they would take effect on April 2, about a month later than a deadline next week. A White House official, however, said the March 4 deadline for the tariffs on Mexican and…
Congestion at Canada’s west coast gateway of Vancouver is set to worsen in the coming weeks due to combination of restricted access to inland rail inks and deteriorating liner schedule reliability as the alliance reshuffle continues. German carrier Hapag-Lloyd told customers yesterday: “Both CPKC Rail and CN Rail have implemented tiered operating restrictions in response…
An MSC containership ran aground in Canada on Saturday, after a loss of power in bad weather. MSC Baltic III issued a ‘mayday’ call after experiencing a power failure some 12 nautical miles from the Bay of Islands in Newfoundland. Due to the adverse weather and rough sea conditions, the vessel was unable to anchor and…
Donald Trump’s use of tariffs for leverage and ‘deal-making’ was proven yesterday when those to be imposed on Canada and Mexico today were postponed following security pledges from the US’s two neighbours. China, however, retaliated with a broad package of its own measures after 10% was added to tariffs on Chinese imports. The $800 de minimis exemption…
Employers, union agree to 90-day timeframe Port of Montreal employers and union dockworkers have mutually agreed to mediation in their contract negotiations. “Following the decision of the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) on Nov. 14, the union of Longshoremen of the Port of Montreal (CUPE 375) and the Association of Maritime Employers (MEA) have agreed,…
Labor board order ended work stoppages Container operations have resumed following labor-related disruptions at Canada’s busiest ports, which continue to work through backlogs toward normal operations. The Canada Industrial Relations Board on Nov. 14 granted a request by Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon and ordered an end to lockouts of union workers at West Coast ports as well…
Operations have resumed at strike-hit ports across Canada, but the work stoppage has resulted in a huge backlog of containers and shippers likely to face a new wave of detention and demurrage (D&D) charges. Work resumed at Montreal on Saturday at 7am, ordered by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), after the strike began at…
Labor board orders containers hubs to resume operations Canada’s busiest maritime gateways will be handling containers again after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered the Port of Montreal to resume operations as of Saturday morning. Longshore workers returned to the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert in British Columbia on Thursday, just days after Canada ordered…
