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Canada Railcar Loadings: October 2016
The volume of rail freight carried in Canada totalled 31.3 million tonnes in October, down 0.6 per cent from the same month last year, said Statistics Canada Thursday. In October, freight originating in Canada decreased 0.3 per cent from the same month last year to 28.5 million tonnes. In comparison, tonnages of logs and other…
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North America Transportation : Challenges for 2015
This week mediators stepped in, “prepared and ready to render prompt assistance” to end a six-month standoff between shippers and dockworkers that has worsened congestion and problems at the Port of Oakland, CA, and across the West Coast of the US. Transportation delays at the ports have occurred largely due to a combination of chassis…
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Port Metro Vancouver
This past spring about 1,300 union and non-union container truckers withdrew their services at British Columbia’s biggest port, in Vancouver, complaining of long wait times to pick up and drop off containers and the undercutting of rates. The 28-day strike was resolved at the end of March but it took almost six weeks to resolve…
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US Housing Starts
Housing starts in the US jumped in April and building permits hit their highest level in nearly six years, offering hope that the troubled housing market could be stabilizing. The Commerce Department said Friday groundbreaking increased 13.2 per cent to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 1.07 million units, the highest level since November 2013.…
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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…
