# Canada’s dockworkers strike impacts freight rail operations - FreightWaves

> FreightWaves reports that the dockworker strike at West Coast Canadian ports is disrupting container cargo at Vancouver and Prince Rupert, and CN has curtailed some traffic and reduced intermodal capacity allocations to B.C. ports. CN warned that disruptions could persist for weeks or months.

- Date: 2023-07-07 · published 2023-07-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35059-canada-s-dockworkers-strike-impacts-freight-rail-operations-freightwaves
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced intermodal capacity and blocked container flows raise freight costs and delay fertilizer and feed ingredient deliveries, supporting higher logistics-related prices.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadas-dockworkers-strike-impacts-freight-rail-operations

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