News / Back to work order sees Canadian ports reopen to a battle against backlogs

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Operations have resumed at strike-hit ports across Canada, but the work stoppage has resulted in a huge backlog of containers and shippers likely to face a new wave of detention and demurrage (D&D) charges.

Work resumed at Montreal on Saturday at 7am, ordered by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), after the strike began at the port’s Termont terminals on 31 October.

The Montreal Authority (MPA) revealed yesterday there more than 5,000 teu on the ground, 22 vessels on their way or ...