Slow state of labour negotiations scares off containers from Canadian ports

The good news is that the ILWU and the Marine Employers Association are apparently still talking, the bad news is that even the threat of a labour disruption along Canada’s west coast ports has shippers seeking alternative landing spots.

The Vancouver Sun on Friday, outlined how some shipping lines have already decided to move their cargo from destinations in Vancouver or Prince Rupert to other west coast ports in the United States, most likely Seattle and Tacoma…

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