Maersk Line will start imposing a $10 fee for “no-shows” on every container that shippers book for export on one of its trans-Pacific services that does not show up at the ports of Los Angeles and Oakland as of May 1. Under the...
Read MoreHundreds of people filled a hotel ballroom in Long Beach Wednesday morning to assess the “Pulse of the Ports.” An economist, and representatives of container shippers, railways, longshore workers, and truckers...
Read MoreAnother wharf worker has been killed on the job this year, this time at Port Botany when a 49-year-old worker employed by Patrick Stevedores was crushed to death while loading containers. The name of the worker has not been...
Read MoreThe Maritime Union of New Zealand has gained international and national support for its stand against management plans to outsource labour at the Ports of Auckland. Maritime Union Auckland Branch Local 13 President Garry...
Read MoreSenior executives at some of the world’s biggest operators of car-carrying ships have expressed doubts about how quickly the sector will recover from a slump, in spite of plans by one of the sector’s biggest investors for an...
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