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Month: February 2010

Judge acts to prevent strike by UK port workers

A High Court judge today granted an injunction preventing a two-day strike – due to start tomorrow – by workers at one of Britain’s busiest ports. Mr Justice Sweeney, sitting in London, granted the order to...

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Contracting’s Rollover Effect

Dismay has been spreading among shippers in recent weeks as they watched shipment after shipment “rolled” to later vessels than scheduled, even after agreeing to carrier rate hikes in January that should have guaranteed them...

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Oakland signs deal to develop old Army Base land

The negotiations come as the Port of Oakland is starting to see efforts to expand transportation and cargo facilities pay off. While the recession has hurt the port’s cargo volume – it declined about 8 percent in...

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