Canada
Lockout stalls more container ships outside western Canada ports
Ships are waiting at anchor after port employers at Vancouver and Prince Rupert on Monday locked out union forepersons after contract talks broke down.
Container ships continue to line up outside Canada’s busiest import gateway as carriers wait for a lockout of union longshore employees to end.
On Monday, 700 forepersons represented by International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 514 wer... [455 chars]