标题：Maersk draws up contingency plans for rail strike in Canada
连结：https://reurl.cc/WxvG1e
来源：The Loadstar
记者：Charlotte Goldstone
原文：
With a 22 May deadline for Canada’s rail strike looming, Maersk has drawn up
its contingency plan for North America west coast port calls, but warned of an
extended recovery period, significant backlogs and knock-on effects.
Canadian rail workers union the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) called
for industrial action following five months of unsuccessful discussions with
employers Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPK
C).
If a deal cannot be reached between them by 22 May, rail operators and dispatc
hers across Canada will walk off the job.
CN said it “maintains a cautious outlook” and CPKC president and CEO Keith C
reel said he was a “realist” about the situation – both operators acknowled
ging that a deal might not be reached in time.
Maersk said today it had been “working closely” with CN, CPKC and terminal o
perator DP World to minimise congestion on the Canadian west coast ports in th
e event of a strike.
It will offer inducement calls to the Seattle-Tacoma Northwest Seaport Allianc
e on four upcoming sailings of its TP1 service to manage US import and export
rail cargo, rather than having it dispatched in Vancouver and transported cros
s-border to the US.
The TP1 is a 2M alliance service, and calls at ports in China, South Korea, Ja
pan and Canada.
Calls at Tacoma will begin with the Maria Y, due to arrive at Prince Rupert on
30 May, and Vancouver on 3 June, and continue with weekly calls for the next
month.
Maersk said it was still reviewing “feasible rail routings and transit times
” to US destinations via Tacoma.
But this has led to concern that cargo diverted to Tacoma will cause significa
nt bottlenecks across US rail networks already struggling with their own staff
ing and congestion issues.
And Mr Creel warned that volume influx would be exacerbated if the strike is p
rolonged.
“It will occur when we have a harvest coming in, when demands for our service
s… have never been greater; that is the absolute worst time for it to occur,
” he said.
And Maersk warned: “In the event of a work stoppage, customers can anticipate
significant backlogs, with knock-on effects and an extended recovery period s
hould the disruption last for more than a few days.”
As a further mitigation tactic, the Danish carrier said it would divert cargo
from Centerm in Vancouver to the port of Prince Rupert, however given the latt
er’s reliance on rail for hinterland transport, it was unclear how this might
help alleviate a backlog, other than acting as a storage facility
Maersk is also “reviewing limited truck options for intra-Canada transport”.

CN announced yesterday it had reached a tentative agreement with its first- an
d last-mile trucking subsidiary, CNTL. The four-year agreement covers some 750
owner-operators under contract with CNTL in Canada until 31 December 2027.
浓缩翻译：
加拿大铁路工会与铁路公司协商5个月没结果
如果近期最近几周都没成功
预计5/22罢工
马士基说正在跟加拿大的铁路公司协调
目标是降低罢工对于美国西岸塞港的冲击
但是因为调度的问题
也会影响到美国的铁路货运调度
心得：
加拿大工会罢工=美国西岸港口塞子？
5/22宣布，等著看好戏！
到底有多大的影响也不确定
顺便预告最快今年10/1美东的港口工会也可能要罢工
美东罢工新闻连结：https://reurl.cc/lQ7Dpj
当时三月份的美东罢工新闻说要把运量从美东改到美西
结果美西可能要先塞起来了
让我们继续看下去
今年海运旺季保证精彩！
以上新闻华尔街日报和路透社都有报导
只写的没有那么详细
加拿大罢工：https://reurl.cc/ZeyWzQ
美东罢工：https://reurl.cc/Aj0ALp

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