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June 12, 2024
Strike Averted after Canadian Border Workers Reach Tentative Contract
The Canadian government and the union representing more than 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency workers reached a tentative agreement Tuesday that ends the threat of a work stoppage on Friday, officials have said (source: Freight Waves).
READ MORE >June 11, 2024
Baltimore’s Fort McHenry Federal Channel Fully Restored
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving has announced the full restoration of the Fort McHenry Federal Channel to its original operational dimensions of 700 feet wide and 50 feet deep for commercial…
READ MORE >June 11, 2024
USTR Extends Certain Exclusions from China Section 301 Tariffs
The Office of the United States Trade Representative today announced the further extension of certain exclusions in the Section 301 Investigation of China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation. The exclusions were previously scheduled…
READ MORE >June 10, 2024
Canadian Rail Negotiations Continue
Canadian National Railway Co. and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Canada still appear to be far apart in contract negotiations after the union rejected calls for binding arbitration and said both CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. rejected an…
READ MORE >May 28, 2024
Key Baltimore Channel Expected to Open in Early June
The main shipping channel near the site where the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed should be restored by the second week of June, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday (source: Baltimore Banner).
READ MORE >May 23, 2024
Panama Canal Crossings Resume, Full Normalization Still Pending
Liner services impacted by recent restrictions on Panama Canal transits have returned to regular operation this month. While the situation at the Panama Canal is improving, it will take more time and adjustments, including lifting draught restrictions, for full normalization…
READ MORE >May 23, 2024
Canadian Shippers Await Government Decision as Strike Negotiations Derail
The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) union began bargaining earlier this month with rail operators Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) after the parties’ collective agreement expired last December. The union has vowed to strike at…
READ MORE >May 21, 2024
Dali Moved, Progress Made Toward Reopening Port of Baltimore
The successful mission to transport the containership Dali away from the wreckage of the Key Bridge represents a major step forward to fully reopen the Port of Baltimore by the end of the month (source: NBC4 Washington).
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