CUSTOMER ADVISORY

Dear Customer,

CN has issued the following update to the industry:

Following six days of mediation and an arbitration process, Canada Industrial Relations Board appointed Arbitrator William Kaplan has issued a binding decision, setting the terms of a new collective agreement between CN and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). The TCRC represents approximately 6,000 of our conductors, conductor trainees, yard coordinators and locomotive engineers across CN’s network in Canada. 

The three-year collective agreement is retroactive to January 1, 2024, and runs through December 31, 2026. The agreement includes a 3 percent wage increase for each of 2024, 2025 and 2026.

This resolution comes on the heels of seven months of continued labour stability in Canada, and we are committed to maintaining the level of service our customers rely on.

Please reach out to your Hensall Global representative should you have any questions.

Sincerely,

HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS

Dear Customer,

Please find update released to the industry by the Maritime Employers Association.

“Since November 25th, the MEA and the Longshoremen’s Union have been engaged in a 90-day mediation process, which was supposed to end on February 14th. At the mediator’s suggestion, both parties agreed to extend the process until March 14th. Since then, the parties and the mediator have continued discussions in an effort to find common ground, with the goal of reaching a negotiated collective agreement. The special mediator informed us today that he no longer saw any potential agreement between the two parties and has ended the mediation process.

The end of mediation triggers the process of arbitration, to which both parties must submit.”

We continue to monitor and will provide further update as new information is made available.

Sincerely,

HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS

Dear Customer,

Please find below information received in a notice from ZIM:

The decision has been taken to update our freight rates from Canada ports to all the Mediterranean & Black Sea ports for all types of cargo (dry, refrigerated, and special equipment).

Therefore, with reference to your rate agreement with ZIM, please be advised as for the increases below:

• For all cargo Types - $300 per TEU
• Effective as of March 28th, 2025, until further notice.
• 1st vessel of call in CA M/V Spyros A 63 / East

Please reach out to your Hensall Global representative should you have any questions / concerns.

Sincerely,

HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS

Dear Customer,

Please find below information received in a notice from MSC:

MSC (Canada) Inc. will be implementing a General Rate Increase (GRI) on export cargo sailing from Canada to Black Sea, Greece and Turkey, East Med Trades effective from April 1st, 2025.

Specific details as follows:

• Effective Date: April 1st, 2025 (PCD Date)
• Quantum: 100 USD/TEU
• Affected POLs: Montreal, Vancouver, Halifax & Saint John
• Affected Trades: BLACK SEA, GREECE AND TURKEY, EAST MED 
• Affected Destination: Russia, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Georgia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt
• Commodity and Cargo Type: Applicable on ALL CONTAINER TYPES (Including Reefer and Agri)

Please reach out to your Hensall Global representative should you have any questions / concerns.

Sincerely,

HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS

Dear Customer,

Please find below information received in a notice from MSC:

MSC (Canada) Inc. will be implementing a General Rate Increase (GRI) on all export cargo sailing from Montreal to Middle East & Red Sea effective from April 1st, 2025. 

Specific details as follows:

• Effective Date: April 1st, 2025 (PCD Date)
• Quantum: 150 USD/TEU
• Scope: ALL origins via POL Montreal, Halifax & Saint John 
• Affected Destination: Maldives (Male), Jordan (Al Aqaba), Saudi Arabia (Duba, Jeddah, King Abdullah), Egypt (Sokhna Port), Sudan (Port Sudan), Bahrain (Bahrain), Iraq (Umm Qasr), Kuwait (Shuaiba, Shuwaikh), Oman (Salalah, Sohar), Qatar (Hamad), Saudi Arabia (Dammam, Jubail), United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Jebel Ali, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah, Umm al Qaiwain)
• Commodity and Cargo Type:  All commodities and equipment type

Please reach out to your Hensall Global representative should you have any questions / concerns.

Sincerely,

HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS

Dear Customer,

CPKC has issued the following update to the industry:

For Marines: Effective Mar 5 Wednesday, 1200hrs Noon EST Vaughan gates will reopen to Racine / VIAU, for PreBills. CAST has been reopened from Mar 3.

• Export loaded traffic.
• Prebilled empties.
• Loaded containers in temperature-controlled equipment.

Please reach out to your Hensall Global representatives should you have any questions / concerns.

Sincerely,

HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS

Dear Customer,

CP has issued the following update to the industry:

Effective Monday, March 3rd at 00:01 EST Vaughan Terminal gate restrictions will be lifted for Port of Montreal (Cast destination only).

Accepted:

• Loaded containers in temperature-controlled equipment.
• Export loaded traffic.
• Prebilled empties.

We continue to monitor the situation and will advise as further updates are received.

Sincerely,

HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS

Dear Customer,

CP has issued the following update to the industry:

Quebec Ministry of Transport annual spring thaw weight restrictions.

For our customers shipping to and from the province of Quebec and in preparation for the spring weight restrictions, CPKC will be implementing our reduced weight requirements as outlined below in Tables 1 & 2.

Overweight loads will be returned to the Shipper at the payer of freight’s expense. Across domestic shipments where CPKC performs the drayage, weights must be reduced and evenly distributed in the unit to avoid possible charges and fines associated with the Quebec spring thaw restrictions. The payer of freight retains responsibility for any such charges. Please note – at this time the Ministry website reflects predicted dates. If the Government of Quebec issues an earlier date for spring thaw weight restrictions than CPKC’s effective date, we will advise accordingly.

CPKC will advise via Customer Bulletin when the reduced weight restrictions will be lifted, this will be based on Quebec spring thaw restrictions end dates published by the Ministry of Transport.

Final dates to ship without restrictions

The final shipping dates without restrictions are listed below in Table 1. Maximum payload is noted in Table 2. We encourage you to visit the Government of Quebec website here for a complete guide on spring thaw zones, dates, regulations, and restrictions.

Overweight traffic delayed online, but shipped on or before the Last Shipping Date will be delivered by CPKC without the application of overweight charges.
 

Table 1:

Last shipping date with regular payload weight:

Table 2:

Maximum Payloads - allowable content weight at destination Lachine with shipments originating in Canada.

Spring Thaw Allowable Axle Weights:

*The above payload limitations do not apply to loads originating from Mexico or the U.S.

For shipments originating in the U.S. and Mexico destined to Lachine, a payload weight limitation of 40,000 Pounds Refrigerated or Heater and 43,000 Pounds all other container types shall apply.

CPKC Dray Restrictions
 

CPKC will not move any containers with a payload in excess of the Government of Quebec Spring thaw weight restrictions on CPKC chassis (Triaxles and Tandems). On all overweight shipments, the payer of freight is responsible for securing their own dray vendor and chassis equipment to move overweight containers to and from CPKC’s Lachine ramp.

Should the payer of freight request CPKC assistance to support movement of overweight load from Lachine terminal, CPKC may arrange for use of a quad axle chassis. This fee applies from the time the chassis leaves the terminal until it is returned to Lachine. Please refer to CPKC’s Tariff 3 for all ancillary charges or click here. The overweight arrangements will be done after receiving written confirmation that the payer understands and accepts the charges. Only live offload deliveries will be permitted.

Shipments moving to/from Lachine IMS, destined for Eastern Ontario

Please click here to refer to CPKC’s Domestic Dray tariff 7551 for a complete list of Ontario cities serviced by Lachine IMS which are subject to spring thaw weight restrictions.

Service Plan (22, 25, 62, & 65)

CPKC will not load any overweight containers on CPKC chassis (Triaxles and Tandems) as per the Government of Quebec Spring thaw weight restrictions after CPKC’s spring thaw start date of Monday, March 17 2025. When booking a load as Door-to-Ramp or Ramp-to-Ramp, the payer of freight is responsible for securing their own dray vendor and chassis equipment at destination Lachine IMS ramp.
 

Please reach out to your Hensall Global representative should you have any questions.

Sincerely,

HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS

Dear Customer,

CP has issued the following update to the industry:

Effective 23:59 EST, on Friday, 21 February 2025, Vaughan Terminal will have restrictions in place to Port of Montreal ( Racine / Cast / Vaiu / Maisonneuve).

Not accepted:

• Loaded traffic in dry containers ( 20DS / 40DS / 40DH ).
• Empty containers of any equipment type.

Accepted:

• Loaded containers in temperature-controlled equipment.

We continue to monitor the situation and will advise as further updates are received.

Sincerely,

HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS

Dear Customer,

Over the next month, Maersk Line and Hapag Lloyd will be transitioning into a new carrier alliance – The GEMINI COOPERATION.  Under this new alliance, both carriers will adopt a ‘hub and spoke’ model into the transpacific lanes with less direct calls and more transshipment.  By adopting this model, Maersk and Hapag hope to achieve:

• Greater efficiencies of mainline operation that will contribute to better scheduling performance
• Less service disruption and limitations to congestion
• Carrier controlled hubs to reduce dwell time at transshipment ports
• Greater adaptability and accuracy with regards to transit times

There will be two services with Canadian ports of call.  Service is expected to roll out late February (import) into early March 2025 (export).  We anticipate some disruption with these carriers during this transition. Rates may also be subject to change based on new routings.

Please reach out to your Hensall Global representative should you have any questions / concerns.

Sincerely,

HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS