Canada – Montreal – Port of Montreal Labor Action – Update
On April 26th at 0700HRS, the CUPE 375, Syndicat Des Débardeurs, began an unlimited strike at the Port of Montreal, negatively impacting international container operations. The Federal government intends to table back to work legislation on April 27th and the bill is expected to be adopted in Parliament. It is unclear when this bill will be implemented once adopted.
Hapag-Lloyd is moving forward with contingency planning in an effort to minimize the impact of this work stoppage to our customers. Below is a vessel update with respect to our most recent vessel calls in Montreal:
Please also be reminded that CP Rail and CN Rail are no longer accepting export containers scheduled for the Port of Montreal. This restriction will remain in place until the labor situation in Montreal is resolved.
As the situation develops, Hapag-Lloyd will continue to adjust operations in order to limit the impact to the schedule and to our customers. Please refer to our local website for regular updates
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