# Updates For This Week | Commtrex

> FTR reports that the ILWU Canada issued a 72-hour strike notice on June 28, which could halt container movement at Vancouver and Prince Rupert from July 1. The US West Coast ILWU locals recently reached a six-year agreement, and BNSF was ordered by the STB to move coal to Canadian export terminals.

- Date: 2023-06-30 · published 2023-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35501-updates-for-this-week-commtrex
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

A Canadian port stoppage would reroute intermodal and container volumes and raise freight costs, while the US agreement reduces risk on the American side.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- commtrex.com: https://www.commtrex.com/resources/knowledge-center/article/1343

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