To Port of Vancouver’s valued customers and stakeholders:
We expect disruptions to operations at the Port of Vancouver commencing at 0800 PST on Monday, November 4—with International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 (ILWU Local 514) issuing a 72-hour strike notice followed by the BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) issuing a 72-hour lockout notice.
This B.C. coast-wide labour dispute will impact operations at BCMEA member terminals where Local 514 labour is employed. At this time, we expect grain and cruise operations, along with operations at the Westshore coal terminal to continue at the Port of Vancouver.
There is currently limited anchorage capacity at the port, due to elevated seasonal demand in the bulk sector as grain exports are in their peak period.
We are working closely with the industry to optimize anchorage utilization to ensure port fluidity by prioritizing anchorage assignments to terminals that remain operational. We are also working with federal partner agencies to proactively manage vessel traffic impacted by the labour disruption, the port’s anchorage availability and expected inclement weather.
Vessels in port can be viewed on the home page of the PortVan eHub app by selecting “Vessels in Port” via the port authority’s mobile app. Download from the port authority’s website (eHub) or through the App Store (search for “PortVan eHub” or “Port of Vancouver”).
Resources
- Information Bulletins: Operations Updates
- Port dashboard: view updates on import rail performance, truck terminal turn times, gateway vessel on-time performance, and vessel anchorage utilization report through the port authority’s website (Performance Metrics)
- PortVan eHub app: access real-time insights into Port of Vancouver operations via the port authority’s mobile app eHub. Download from the port authority’s website (eHub) or through the App Store (search for “PortVan eHub” or “Port of Vancouver”)
Thank you for your continued support of the Port of Vancouver.