Logistics
October 25, 2023
Written by Laura Miller
The St. Lawrence Seaway is shut down after members of Canada’s Unifor union went on strike against the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) this past weekend.
On Wednesday, Oct. 18, the union filed a 72-hour strike notice. But no deal was reached by the Saturday, Oct. 21, 11:59 p.m. deadline “despite sustained negotiating efforts,” Unifor said in a statement.
Iron ore shipments from US ports on the Great Lakes slipped in September from a year earlier, according to the Lake Carriers Association (LCA).
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has agreed to rescind the Open Top Loading Rule (OTLR), according to a notice issued by the Recycled Material Association (ReMA).
Canadian steel producers will get new help moving material across the country under a federal freight rebate plan launched on Aug. 10.
Gregg Troian, industry veteran and president of both PGT Trucking and the Board of Directors at the American Transportation Research Institute, cautions that the trucking industry continues to face mounting obstacles.
Steel trade groups have come out in support of the Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act (BUILD America 250 Act)