Canada’s International Longshore and Warehouse posted a notice on June 5 that it will conduct a strike authorization vote among its members at the end of this week. The union, which represents 7,200 dockworkers at the ports of Vancouver and…
READ MORE >The Biden administration is coming under renewed pressure to intervene and resolve labor issues across US west coast ports as industrial action stretches into a fifth day, and the threat of strikes north of the border emerges (source: Splash 247).
READ MORE >The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) staged a ‘hit and miss” series of job actions this morning, June 2, according to a source located at the Port of Los Angeles. This is impacting the Ports of Los Angeles and…
READ MORE >US air cargo forwarder associations have linked up to lobby both the House and Senate to fund much needed improvements to cargo facilities at airports. At last week’s Transport Logistics event in Munich, Airforwarders Association executive director Brandon Fried told The…
READ MORE >Contract talks between unionized longshore workers and employers at West Coast ports appear to be headed into their final stretch following agreements on several major issues. Some shipping officials familiar with the talks hope a tentative agreement could be reached…
READ MORE >EMO Trans, Inc., a leading provider of international logistics and supply chain solutions, is pleased to announce the opening of three new offices in Bangladesh and four new offices in Indonesia. “Both Indonesia and Bangladesh have vibrant economies offering vast…
READ MORE >Container terminals at the port complex of Los Angeles and Long Beach reopened on Friday evening after a 24-hour work stoppage, but there is still no contract negotiation breakthrough. Hopes of a resolution to the impasse in talks between the…
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