# New Montreal port strike would 'really stick a knife in the Canadian economy' - The Loadstar

> Shippers are making alternative routing plans as the union moves toward a 60-day strike mandate vote at the Port of Montreal, with the truce expiring late March. Industry groups warn a new strike would damage Canadian supply chains, following last summer's strike that cost wholesalers C$600m in sales.

- Date: 2021-02-22 · published 2021-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48640-new-montreal-port-strike-would-really-stick-a-knife-in-the-canadian-economy-the
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed port action at Montreal would disrupt containerized grain and oilseed exports and raise ocean freight and logistics costs, pressuring Canadian export competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- theloadstar.com: https://theloadstar.com/new-montreal-port-strike-would-really-stick-a-knife-in-the-canadian-economy/

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