East Coast Commodities

Dear clients and business partners,
In light of recent recommendations from Canadian and Québec authorities, and the progression of the coronavirus epidemic, to the pandemic stage, we wish to inform you that we are implementing measures to ensure the safety of our employees, limit the spread of the virus within and outside of our network, and continue our business as efficiently as possible.

We would like to inform that we have no cases of the COVID-19 Virus nor any associated contact with an infected person, however, we wish to protect our employees, their families, our clients, and act as a responsible corporate citizen. To this end, we are working on a plan to reduce the need for staff to report to work.

Our employees on site have been given reinforced personal sanitary measures and we are also disinfecting our trucks and machinery to fight the spread of this virus. We also encourage remote work for those team members that are concerned so that, in a secure manner, they can continue doing their tasks. Drivers have been asked to avoid or respect a considerable distance with all warehouse personnel and to use own disinfected tools and stationery to carry out their work when dropping or picking up containers or vans.

Depending on the progression of the virus we have different work scenarios established, among which split workforce and shifts on-site and on the road. While some delays could/might be expected, please remain assured we are taking all necessary steps to make it “business as usual”. As the situation evolves we will adapt and will inform you of the actions taken.

We are part of the global supply chain and we must function as efficiently as possible throughout this ordeal.

The social impact from economic hardship will perhaps be far worse than the health impact. While avoiding possible exposure or contagion to the virus we MUST continue business as usual and in our personal lives maintain, as much as possible, our consumer habits.

We promote Prudence in the workplace, not Panic.

We will keep you posted if and when new measures are being introduced in our Company.

Lastly, we would like to thank you for your business and for your confidence in our company.

East Coast Commodities transloading, stuffing, and warehousing Montreal, attended to the Canadian Specialty Crops Association Week in August 2019.
Harvest is late this season due to weather conditions however there is some optimism towards next season’s sales of pulses through the port of Montreal.

East Coast Commodities, together with CANEST and the Port of Montreal offered a Customer Appreciation Dinner Cruise in Montreal which was a complete success. The boat was up to capacity with 50 people on board, the weather was outstanding and everyone enjoyed the cruise, touring the Port of Montreal facilities, as well as the shoreline displaying our beautiful city of Montreal. All this under the experienced guidance of Tony Boemi who is an outstanding host (thank you so much Tony!).

Our warmest thanks to our Customers, staff, and partners for making this a successful Event. Without you, this would not have been possible.

At East Coast Commodities Stuffing, Transloading and Warehousing Montréal, we are ready to meet 2019. We have been working on optimizing our operations by implementing lean principles and increasing our productivity - all that with our customers in mind.

We are entering a second week of January and getting into a work routine after the holiday season. With New Year and new hopes, the farmers, traders and other service providers of the pulse industry in Canada are getting together at CropSphere in Saskatoon on January 15th and 16th to discuss the news on tariffs and trade, the farmer’s right to repair their own equipment, and share the latest market analysis on commodities and projections for 2019.

The Port Terminals are catching up with the workload after the port closures during holidays and their operations are coming back to normal. Lately, we have been experiencing frequent changes in vessel’s ERD’s and LRD’s and our goal was to work closely with the terminals, lines and our customers to insure the smooth and timely communication flow to meet the deadlines.