Date: Nov 04, 2024
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To Port of Vancouver’s valued customers and stakeholders:

A coast-wide labour dispute involving the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 (ILWU Local 514) and BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) is impacting operations at some Port of Vancouver terminals as of today, November 4.

The Port of Vancouver remains open. Directly impacted terminals at the port are BCMEA member terminals where Local 514 labour is employed—see sector breakdown below for more details.  

Auto sector

Operations impacted.

Breakbulk sector

Operations impacted.

Bulk sector

Grain operations and operations at the Westshore coal terminal are not affected by the labour dispute and will continue. Operations for other commodities impacted.

Container sector

Centerm, Deltaport, Fraser Surrey, and Vanterm container terminals impacted. For supply chain data—including the Container Vessel Line-Up Report that includes vessels at anchor and dwelling outside of port authority jurisdiction—please visit our port dashboard.

Cruise sector

The 2024 cruise season finished in October.

Rail

Embargoes in place. Please contact your railway directly for information regarding the latest embargo information and impacted traffic.  

Marine operations

There is currently limited anchorage capacity at the port due to recent inclement weather and seasonal demand including grain exports being in their peak shipping period.  

We are working closely with Industry to maintain fluidity including optimizing anchorage utilization and prioritizing anchorage assignments to terminals that remain operational.  

Port of Vancouver anchorage utilization (occupied + assigned) (November 4, 2024 – 0600 PST)

  • Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (English Bay, Inner Harbour, Indian Arm): 89%
  • Southern Gulf Islands: 70%

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 App Store (search for “PortVan eHub” or “Port of Vancouver”).

The port authority continues to monitor the situation.

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”)
  • Terminals: A list of BCMEA member terminals is available here, while a list of the Port of Vancouver’s 29 marine terminals is available here  

Thank you for your continued support of the Port of Vancouver.