Introduction: In recent news, ILWU Canada has confirmed a strike vote mandate, raising concerns and potential implications for the freight forwarding industry in North America. As a prominent freight forwarder in the region, Prime Freight is closely monitoring the situation and its potential impact on...
Introduction: The West Coast ports in the United States are facing a significant bottleneck in their supply chains, resulting in a massive backlog of cargo and delayed shipments. The labor contract disputes and a slowdown in workforce conditions have caused disruptions, impacting critical transportation hubs and...
Due to the recent wildfires near Edson and along its Edson Subdivision, CN suspended train operations in the corridor between Edmonton and Jasper on Saturday. The suspension was due to safety concerns and to allow local authorities to address the forest fires. The suspension caused...
A denial of service cyberattack has targeted the websites of several port authorities in North America, including the Port of Halifax, Port of Montreal, and Port of Quebec. The attack caused the Port of Halifax's public website to shut down, but did not compromise any...
The nation's largest port gateway, the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, recently faced a labor disruption that impacted the movement of goods at the terminals. The disruption was caused by a lack of longshore workers reporting to work due to...
The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, the largest gateway for maritime trade in the United States, have been effectively shut down due to labor issues. The disruptions were caused by a local union at the twin ports, which withheld some...
Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA), a leading association representing some 300 member firms including freight forwarding, freight brokerage, and drayage companies, has written a letter to several government ministers to draw attention to the ongoing labour negotiations at Canada's West Coast ports. The negotiations...
Prime Freight Logistics is thrilled to share some good news for North American freight forwarders: CN and Unifor have successfully reached new tentative collective agreements, avoiding a potentially disruptive strike. Unifor represents roughly 3,000 employees across a variety of departments, including Mechanical, Intermodal, Facility Management,...
CN Rail and two unions, Unifor Local 100 and Council 4000, are set to return to the bargaining table in Montreal on Monday in an effort to avoid a possible strike. The deals for the unions, which represent over 3,000 workers in mechanical, intermodal, and...
The recent infrastructure upgrade at Nhava Sheva Port (JNPT), India's busiest public gateway, has resulted in significant congestion and capacity issues for container terminals. The congestion has been caused by the drastic capacity reduction at APM Terminals Mumbai, which handles the majority of export and...
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