Canada – Strike Action at the Port of Montreal

Further to our earlier CustomerNEWS regarding the labour dispute at the Port of Montreal as well as vessel diversions, we take this opportunity to provide a further update.

The Montreal Longshoremen’s Union (MLU) has now provided 72 hour notice for an unlimited strike which will commence at 07:00 on Monday August 10, 2020.

Labor issues involving the MLU decision to implement an unlimited strike of its operations in Montreal are events well beyond our control.

We would like our customers to be aware that due to the necessary schedule adjustments to solve these challenges, dwell times at different ports will be extended.

We are making efforts to expedite timely and accurate updates of inland Rail cut-offs in our systems, as soon as those are provided to us.

We recommend that customers refer to our website and CustomerNEWS netters to remain abreast of the latest news and updates.
https://www.hapag-lloyd.com/en/news-insights.html

This notice is written without prejudice to the terms and conditions contained in the relevant underlying contracts of carriage as evidenced by Hapag-Lloyd AG’s standard Bill of Lading and/or Sea Waybill and the Hapag-Lloyd Tariff applicable thereto and/or any other applicable agreement governing the carriage of the subject cargo, as the case may be, all of which said terms and conditions continue to remain in full force and effect without any modification or waiver.