“K” Line said a trucker strike at Port Metro Vancouver has forced the carrier to declare force majeure and to divert import containers for local Vancouver delivery to Tacoma, Wash.
The carrier said the declaration affects shipments on the Genoa Bridge and Yang Ming New Jersey. Intermodal rail shipments and export cargo are not affected. “K” Line said it acted after the Vancouver terminal it uses embargoed import containers because of the driver strike.