U-turn on Canada/Mexico tariff delay – ‘drugs still pouring in’, says Trump

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…

 Congestion at Vancouver worsens – but it’s not all the port’s fault

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…

Mediation for Montreal port labor talks

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,…