News / Delays at port of Montreal drag on as one strike follows another

Disruption at Canada’s port of Montreal has stretched into a fifth day – as longshoremen ended a four-day industrial action yesterday, port checkers launched a one-day strike this morning.

The timing of the actions was designed to create maximum impact, said one forwarder.

By Thursday afternoon, the longshoremen’s strike had affected about a dozen vessels at the port.

“It is certain that the situation is creating undesirable delays for some carriers, as well as for local exporters/importers,” reported Mélanie Nadeau, director of communication ...