BCMEA–ILWU Negotiations Update: Parties to Meet with FMCS This Week
In follow up to the Canada Industrial Relations Board’s decision last week, the BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 are scheduled to meet with the assistance of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) on Tuesday, October 29, and continue as necessary on October 30 and 31.
Port of Montreal dockworkers launch partial unlimited strike
After holding a 24-hour strike on Sunday, dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have decided to continue their pressure tactics with a general strike at two terminals.
eHBL AMPS Update
CIFFA met on October 15 with CBSA officials at the Commercial and Trade Branch to discuss compliance matters related to the mandatory eHBL filings by freight forwarders.
Rates Still Slipping as Peak Season Recedes and Port Strike Threat Subsides
Freight rates are continuing their downward correction following the premature peak season and front-loading of volumes, leaving shipping lines facing an underwhelming winter.
Drewry Predicts Freight Rates Will Stay High Next Year, with No Respite for Shippers
Some 3 million TEU of new tonnage arriving next year will most likely be “more than offset” by further market disruption, ensuring no respite for embattled shippers, according to Drewry.
Overtime Ban at Port of Montreal Goes On as ‘Special Mediator’ Is Rejected
Canadian shipping stakeholder hopes of a prompt resolution of the dispute at the Port of Montreal have been quashed, after Canadian Minister of Labour Steven MacKinnon’s proposal for “special mediation” was rejected.
Air Cargo Spot Rates Hit 2024 Peak, While Vietnam Becomes a Hotspot
As of Friday last week, air cargo spot rates had risen to their highest level this year, despite the recent Golden Week holiday in China.
10 Ports Still Closed on Thursday in Hurricane Milton’s Aftermath
Ten ports, including two of Florida’s key commercial ports along the Gulf Coast, remained closed Thursday in the wake of devastation caused by Hurricane Milton.
Overtime Strike Begins at Port of Montreal
During this partial strike of indefinite duration, all Port of Montreal terminals will remain open, but Port of Montreal longshoremen will not be working overtime as part of their duties.
Trans-Atlantic Shipping Faces Major Capacity Reductions
The three-day strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports will worsen existing European port congestion and greatly reduce Trans-Atlantic shipping capacity in October, Sea-Intelligence predicts.