Operations set to resume at Montreal as strike ends

Unions have agreed to end the strike at the Port of Montreal, which had shut down the second busiest container port in Canada and resulted in vessel diversions to terminals in Halifax and Saint John as well as the US.

With the Montreal Longshore Union (CUPE 375) and the Checkers Union (ILA) agreeing a seven-month truce, operations at Montreal’s terminals were expected to resume on Sunday August 23.

A statement from Hapag-Lloyd noted: “It will take some weeks to clear the backlog of vessels and cargo in the terminals which were impacted because of this interruption. Both railroads will need to re-adjust their networks to reinstate normal operations in Montreal while at the same time clear the backlogs in both Saint John and Halifax.