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Oregon Plywood Mill Burns Down, 250 jobs lost
Swanson Group’s Oregon plywood mill burned down Fri: 250 jobs, 15 million square feet monthly production gone. Plywood product mix was 60% for housing, 40% industrials. “In addition to its Glendale plywood and veneer plant, Swanson also has a sawmill in Glendale and a stud mill in Roseburg. Of the 7 million feet of plywood…
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Metro Vancouver trucking firms challenge federal right to set container rates
REGARDING: ongoing transportation contract issues at Port Metro Vancouver Israel Chafetz, one of the lawyers on the case, which involves 33 trucking firms led by Pro West Transport and Trend Transport, said “It’s not an issue of how fair or unfair the rate is, the issue is the authority to set a rate.” Read more:…
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Port Metro Vancouver Trucker Strike Resolved
Vancouver port truckers reach deal to end strike Port Metro Vancouver container truck drivers to be back at work Thursday morning CBC News Posted: Mar 26, 2014 4:40 PM PT Last Updated: Mar 27, 2014 6:56 AM PT http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-port-truckers-reach-deal-to-end-strike-1.2587948 Port Metro Vancouver truckers reach deal to end strike (updated) Agreement includes both unionized and non-unionized…
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Canadian National Won’t Move Lumber Until Backlog Clears
Note – the embargo refers to shipments to the west coast http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303546204579435050770568642?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303546204579435050770568642.html Canadian National Won’t Move Lumber Until Backlog Clears Railway’s Notice Comes as Port Strike Worsens Delays Caused by Railcar Shortage Canadian National Railway Co. told British Columbia wood and pulp producers it will stop moving products to Pacific Coast loading facilities until a…
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US Log and Lumber Exports 2013 : Up by 20%
THE BELOW HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED BY U.S. Forest Service | Pacific Northwest Research Station: West coast log and lumber exports increased by 20 percent in 2013 Chinese demand fueled growth, year-end analysis finds PORTLAND, Ore. February 21, 2014—Log and lumber exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska increased by 20 percent in volume…
