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Month: May 2011

Costa Rica’s port workers to strike

Costa Rican port workers in Moín and Limón have announced they will go on strike in the coming days to protest against the privatization of dock operations, website Nacion.com reported. “They want to rent equipment for Moín...

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Million-dollar fine for MOL

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said it had entered into a compromise agreement with MOL that would see the shipping line pay a fine of $1.2 million. FMC said the fine related to allegations that MOL: mis-described...

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Megaloads could skip U.S. on rail-truck Canada route

What if giant loads of oil field equipment didn’t have to enter the United States to get from Asia to the Alberta oil sands project in Canada, and what if avoiding the U.S. actually cost less? That’s the prospect being floated...

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Jones Act Backers Challenged by Congress

U.S. domestic maritime carriers must continually remind Congress of the ongoing benefits of the Jones Act protections for the business, Matson Navigation President Matthew Cox told a business audience in Southern California. Cox...

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