Port Of Montreal

• Port of Montreal expansion underway as ‘nation-building’ effort ramps up

  Following preparatory work on the site in Contrecoeur, just downriver from Montreal, workers have begun to construct a stone work jetty in the river.

  Canada

  Aug 15
  
• Montreal port CFO the latest to leave in leadership exodus

  The port's chief executive officer announced last week they were stepping down, which came a month after its chief commercial officer departure.

  Canada

  Apr 13
  
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• Montreal Port Authority’s Julie Gascon out as CEO after less than 2 years

  Her departure comes as port management has been stressing the urgency of a major expansion project, even as cargo volumes have declined in recent years.

  Canada

  Apr 5
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• Shipping container of teddy bears pulled out of river near Montreal

  A shipping container full of teddy bears that fell into the St. Lawrence River near the Port of Montreal over the weekend has been successfully removed.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2024
• Montreal dockworkers, employer to start mediation after six-day work stoppage

  The union representing nearly 1,200 longshore workers says the two sides have agreed to enter into the process for 90 days, followed by binding arbitration.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2024
• Montreal port operations to resume Saturday after government orders end to lockout

  The Port of Montreal authority confirms that the Canada Industrial Relations Board has ordered operations to resume as of 7 a.m. Saturday.

  Money

  Nov 15, 2024
• Montreal dockworkers union to challenge binding arbitration order in court

  The move comes as the union representing locked-out port workers in B.C. also says it will challenge the federal government's move to end a work stoppage there.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2024
• Port of Montreal lockout begins as dockworkers reject latest offer

  The union representing some 1,200 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal has rejected a deal with their employers association, and a lockout at the facility is underway.

  Economy

  Nov 11, 2024
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• Montreal dockworkers vote as employer threatens lockout barring deal

  A spokeswoman for the Canadian Union of Public Employees said members were voting on the latest offer between noon and 6 p.m. Sunday and results will be released after that. 

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2024
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• Port of Montreal employer issues ‘final’ offer to dockworkers, threatens lockout

  The longshore workers launched a partial unlimited strike on Oct. 31, which has paralyzed two terminals that represent 40 per cent of the port's total container handling capacity.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2024