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Predictions that congestion at rail yards in Canada\u2019s interior would ease this month and next are not playing out so far, prompting frustrated importers and forwarders to ask for government intervention. The problems are most pronounced at rail hubs around Toronto and Montreal.<\/p>\n

According to the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA), the situation has been exacerbated by government efforts to help reduce congestion at west coast container gateways (notably Vancouver), which only served to push the problem to inland rail facilities already struggling to cope with volumes.<\/p>\n

Now, forwarders and importers are looking to the authorities for help to fix the problem. Bruce Rodgers, executive director of CIFFA, has asked federal agencies like Transport Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency to help.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecent decisions by government to clear the backlog at the Pacific gateway only resulted in a worsening situation. Without foresight, decisions were made, not to work on a solution to the problem, but to shift the burden inland.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more in an article from The Loadstar<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Predictions that congestion at rail yards in Canada\u2019s interior would ease this month and next are not playing out so far, prompting frustrated importers and forwarders to ask for government intervention. 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