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Month: December 2010

Hawaii shipper asks for 24% hike

Young Bros. Ltd., Hawaii’s regulated interisland ocean cargo transportation firm, says it needs to raise average rates 24 percent — the highest increase in at least 30 years. Young Bros. filed an application with the...

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Port of Oakland gets new inbound call from China

The newest trans-Pacific ocean carrier, Hainan P O Shipping Co., Ltd. (P O Shipping) has expanded its services with a call connecting Oakland with five major ports in China. It is part of a weekly Central Asia Express (CAE)...

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ILWU fights union-busting tactics

The Canadian dockers’ union, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is standing up to employers Global Container Terminals (TSI). The ITF-affiliated union is in dispute over the company’s union-busting tactics, which...

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Ports of Auckland names new CEO

Ports of Auckland’s new chief executive is former Maersk executive Tony Gibson. He replaces Jens Madsen, a former executive of the shipping line Maersk, whose departure at the end of January was signalled earlier. Mr...

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Itochu To Spend Y11.6bn On Australian Coal Mining

Itochu Corp. (8001) said Thursday it will spend 140 million Australian dollars (11.6 billion yen) to develop coal mining in Australia. The trading house will start building facilities early next year at the Ravensworth North...

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