Insights and Stories on Containers

Pulse industry watching container supply closely

Oct. 30, 2020 at 10:39 am CDT

Pulse Canada is keeping an eye on container supplies following the recent announcement by a major supplier it would be shipping them back empty to Asia from North America to meet a surge in demand. Why it matters: Canadian pulse crop exporters rely on shipping containers to get their products […]

Truce reached in Montreal port strike

Aug. 21, 2020 at 5:17 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Containerized crops may get stuck in Montreal port’s strike

Aug. 11, 2020 at 3:09 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Food exporters sign safety declarations in lieu of virus-free guarantees

Jun. 29, 2020 at 10:37 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

CN sees eastern network revival on supply chain diversity, ports

Jun. 22, 2020 at 3:12 am CDT

By Allison Lampert

Logistics, lack of containers hamper pulse crop movement

Apr. 16, 2020 at 9:36 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Logistics disruptions due to COVID-19 are hampering nearby movement of pulses, according to a number of industry participants speaking Thursday on a webinar organized by the Global Pulse Consortium. However, the longer-term impact of the pandemic remains to be seen. “The shipping industry has been hugely impacted by […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prince Rupert expansion to handle crop containers

Mar. 20, 2017 at 8:29 pm CDT

A Montreal logistics firm specializing in loading pulses and grains into containers for export out of Vancouver and Montreal plans to set up shop at Prince Rupert. The Prince Rupert Port Authority on Monday announced Ray-Mont Logistics is developing a logistics and container loading facility at the south end of […]

By Staff

Pulses stranded at sea as shipping company flounders

Sep. 9, 2016 at 4:51 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The bankruptcy of a major Korean shipping company has raised some concerns for Canadian pulse crops moving by container, but any disruptions to movement will likely be minor, according to an industry analyst. Hanjin Shipping Co., the world’s seventh-largest container shipping company, declared bankruptcy on Aug. 31, […]