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Monday, August 18, 2014

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DP World at Port Metro Vancouver stops accepting U.S.-bound rail cargo

The DP World Centerm Terminal at Port Metro Vancouver has announced it will stop accepting U.S.-bound containers intended for rail transfer due to a shortage of railcars.

The terminal is operating over capacity due to a surge of diverted U.S. cargo over the past few months caused by uncertainty over the ongoing U.S. West Coast ILWU labor negotiations. The influx has stressed all terminals at Port Metro Vancouver, according to the statement.

DP World said, of the more than 78,000 feet of rail cargo at the terminal last week, 50,000 feet is U.S. bound cargo.

TSI Terminal Systems, the largest operator of container terminals at Port Metro Vancouver, announced it would continue to accept U.S.-bound rail cargo at the B.C. port.

"During this period of uncertainty on U.S. West Coast labor negotiations, TSI fully intends to provide terminal services connecting our customers’ U.S.-destined cargo to the railroads, with all parties acting in line with allocations," the terminal operator said in its statement.

DP World reports it will continue to handle U.S. bound cargo moving by truck to regional markets or nearby container yards.

In early July, Canadian National Railway began issuing equipment allocations to ocean carrier customers through Metro Vancouver and the Port of Prince Rupert.

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