Strike by 7,400 unionized waterfront employees began on Saturday, disrupting Canada’s largest port and three smaller regions
The Port of Vancouver is clogging up with cargo during a strike by waterfront workers across British Columbia as imported seafood has yet to be unloaded and potash exports are stuck onshore, adding to the growing bottlenecks at terminals and warehouses., disrupting Canada’s largest port and three smaller regions. More than 35 terminals across the province have been hit in the walkout by members of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada.
The West Coast strike’s ripple effects on supply chains are already being felt in the just-in-time delivery system of North America’s automotive industry, which orders some parts and materials from“The industry is so tightly integrated between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico that even delays at Canadian ports can have implications for the broader North American production,” Mr. Kingston said in an interview Monday. “The Port of Vancouver in particular is important.
“All our energies must be directed at the table. Because that’s where the best deals are reached,” Mr. O’Regan tweeted on Sunday.accused the Liberal government of mishandling the port file, citing the Container Port Performance Index, compiled by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. The Port of Vancouver has consistently placed near the bottom of the annual rankings.
, or RBT2, subject to 370 legally binding conditions. The ILWU and environmental groups oppose the plans to build the terminal, which would be semi-automated. On Monday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith echoed the concerns of business groups by saying the labour action will have a negative impact on the economy.
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