July 19, 2010

CIFFA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
ROTTERDAM RULES AND LIABILITY:
A WORLD OF CHANGE FOR FREIGHT FORWARDERS

MELFORD PLANS TO OPEN NEW CONTAINER TERMINAL

REFURBISHMENT BEGINS ON SAINT JOHN CONTAINER TERMINAL

AND MORE...  

Port of Montreal longshoremen and MEA reach agreement

July 23, 2010

Longshoremen unanimously voted Friday morning in favour of an agreement that ends a five-day lockout and allow normal operations to resume at the Port of Montreal this weekend.

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Ottawa intervenes
in Port of Montreal lockout

July 22, 2010

Lisa Raitt, Canada's Minister of Labour, has referred the issue of the port lockout to the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB). This action was taken in part in response to concerns raised regarding the supply of goods to Newfoundland and Labrador.

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MSC reroutes Montreal-bound vessels to Halifax

July 21, 2010

Mediterranean Shipping Company announced on July 20 that it has decided to redirect four of its vessels carrying import cargo destined for discharge in Montreal to the Port of Halifax instead. The vessel voyages will be considered as terminated at port of discharge Halifax.

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