# Rail blockades causing containers to pile up at Canadian ports | CBC News

> A rail blockade east of Belleville, Ontario has halted CN's eastern network, about one-quarter of its operations, and backed up cargo at Canada's three largest ports. Atlantic Container Line is diverting its Halifax calls to New York and Baltimore.

- Date: 2020-02-21 · published 2020-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54607-rail-blockades-causing-containers-to-pile-up-at-canadian-ports-cbc-news
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Container and grain movement is disrupted, which can delay export shipments and raise freight and demurrage costs for feed ingredients moving through Canadian ports.

## Read by commodity

- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- cbc.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rail-blockade-ports-1.5471312

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