A report in the Truck News of Canada said the Vancouver Port Authority is struggling to clear the pile up of containers, adding that it will be four to six weeks before the ports sees some relief from congestion.
"As the port struggles to relieve congestion, more ships continue to arrive at the west coast ports. Deltaport has announced that it can no longer accept reefer cargo at its truck gate until further notice," the report added.
Officials at Deltaport say they are saddled with about 6,000 containers and it will likely take until April to clear the backlog. They have expanded hours of operation to facilitate truck movements. Vanterm has also expanded its hours while operations continue normally at Centerm.