# Customer Advisory - Force Majeure - BC Longshore and Terminal Work Stoppage - Westwood

> Westwood Shipping Lines declared force majeure over the BCMEA lockout of longshore workers starting May 30, 2019. The carrier said extra handling, storage and alternate-port costs would fall on shippers and receivers.

- Date: 2019-05-28 · published 2019-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59102-customer-advisory-force-majeure-bc-longshore-and-terminal-work-stoppage-westwood
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Force majeure declarations pass added costs to exporters shipping through British Columbia, raising delivered freight for grain and oilseeds. The effect is a logistics cost increase rather than a supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- na.swireshipping.com: https://na.swireshipping.com/News/Releases/1019

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