November 19, 2021

On this episode of What's Going on With Shipping, host Sal Mercogliano Chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice, and Political Science, former merchant mariner, and instructor of Maritime History, Security and Industry Policy discusses the flooding that has cut road and rail connections between Vancouver with the rest of Canada and what are the implications of this issue on the supplychain.

From Fire to Floods, Climate Change Hits Canada’s Fragile Supply Chain
https://gcaptain.com/fromfiretoflo...

Military dispatched to B.C. to help clean up and rebuild after historic floods
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...

Provincial state of emergency declared
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021P...

Port of Vancouver Rail Service Washed Out by Flooding in BC
https://www.maritimeexecutive.com/ar...

Photos: Barge Goes Aground on Downtown Vancouver Waterfront
https://www.maritimeexecutive.com/ar...

Expert: Few alternatives for cargo vessels at Vancouver port as rail links remain broken
https://biv.com/article/2021/11/exper...

Tonnes of Manitoba grain sitting on trains after B.C. flooding cuts off rail lines
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito...

Port of Vancouver operations update
https://www.portvancouver.com/aboutu...

Port of Vancouver Container Terminals
https://www.portvancouver.com/cargot...

MarineTraffic
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FREIGHT RAIL MAP OF CLASS I CARRIERS IN NORTH AMERICA
http://www.acwr.com/economicdevelopm...