# Port of Montreal sees drop in shipments amid ongoing labour dispute - Montreal | Globalnews.ca

> Shipping volumes at the Port of Montreal are falling as importers and exporters divert cargo amid the threat of a longshore strike. Port volume is down 1.8 per cent since the start of 2021, according to the Maritime Employers Association. The longshore union rejected the employers' offer but said it would not issue a strike notice.

- Date: 2021-03-30 · published 2021-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48133-port-of-montreal-sees-drop-in-shipments-amid-ongoing-labour-dispute-montreal
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Cargo diversion to New York and Baltimore raises freight costs and transit uncertainty for Canadian grain and special crop exporters, which can widen basis and delay shipments to buyers.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- globalnews.ca: https://globalnews.ca/news/7728505/port-of-montreal-labour-dispute-shipments/

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