Flooding, landslides and mudslides have forced several city evacuations in British Columbia and shut down key highway and rail routes into and out of Vancouver. As a follow-up to our news published on November 17, 2021, please find below the latest updates:
Rail disruptions
- Numerous track outages remain in effect impacting both CN and CP Rail lines.
- CP and CN are not accepting containers for imports moving through Vancouver and are also not accepting export containers throughout their networks bound for the port of Vancouver.
Truck disruptions
- Highway 1, Highway 3 and Highway 5 (Coquihalla) and Highway 99, including some points located in the Eastern Fraser Valley are presently closed due to flooding and mud slides in these respective areas. There is no clear timeline for when the province's highway network will be functional again.
- Import truck pick up is still available at all marine terminals, however delays can be expected, depending on final destination of the cargo.
We will continue to update you on the developments once more details are made available.
If you should require additional information, please contact our customer service team at your location, who will guide you based on your individual situation.