Canadian freight forwarders are “extremely frustrated” by the strikes across the country’s major ports, having to re-route cargo via the U.S.
Director of policy and regulatory affairs for CIFFA, Julia Kuzeljevich, told The Loadstar: “Both ports on the west coast and 40% of capacity at the port of Montreal are closed.
“The railways have placed an embargo on moving containers to these locations,” she added.
So, with employers and dockworkers on both sides of Canada in stalemate and no end in sight, Ms Kuzeljevich said: “We are very frustrated with the lack of progress across all parties.”
She added that “freight will have to be diverted to functioning ports in Canada and the U.S.,” but even this contingency leaves shippers and forwarders with few options – especially when considering the looming January deadline for the threat of renewed U.S. East and Gulf Coast dockworker strikes.
Read more in an article from The Loadstar.