# CN adjusts operations amid strike at Port of Montreal - FreightWaves

> Canadian railway CN is rerouting its operations through East Coast terminals in Halifax and elsewhere while the strike at the Port of Montreal continues. Vessels bound for Montreal have been diverted to other ports, and containers already at the port are stuck there.

- Date: 2020-08-12 · published 2020-08-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51629-cn-adjusts-operations-amid-strike-at-port-of-montreal-freightwaves
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Rail and port rerouting adds transit time and cost for containerized exports, which supports higher freight rates on the affected routes.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cn-adjusts-operations-amid-strike-at-port-of-montreal

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