Canada – Montreal – Port of Montreal Strike – Resumption of Operations
Return to work legislation, which was put forward by the Federal government on April 27th, successfully passed through the House of Commons on April 28th. Bill C-29 must now be approved by the Senate, which is expected to take place today, April 30th. On the basis that the necessary approval takes place, the best-case scenario is that labor could return to the Port of Montreal as early as Saturday, May 1st.
Hapag-Lloyd is now proceeding with immediate measures to ensure expedited operations on the following vessels due to arrive in Montreal this weekend:
As we work closely with our terminal partners, we are aware of the importance to return to a fluid, efficient operation through the Port of Montreal. We must therefore implement the following measures to minimize the impact to our valued customers:
- Due to severe congestion at all terminals, diversion requests for import containers that are already on ground at the Port of Montreal from previous vessels will not be accepted.
- In an effort to expedite import reefer containers to Toronto from the three vessels mentioned above, mode of transport will be amended to truck instead of rail. An additional charge of $200USD will apply for each container.
- Export acceptance for the three vessels mentioned above at all inland rail ramps is now closed and outstanding shipments will be rolled to the next available vessel.
- Export truck cut offs for the three vessels mentioned above have been updated as follows:
Hapag-Lloyd continues to work closely with our partners to minimize the impact of the most recent work stoppage and further updates will be provided. Please refer to our local website for regular updates.
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