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Month: June 2014

Portland Slowdown Just Got Slower

The deliberations of an Administrative Law Judge are expected to delay resolution of Portland’s Terminal 6 dispute. An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a preliminary decision...

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US climbdown on container scanning?

Few in the industry are surprised to hear that the US may have delayed new rules requiring all cargo containers entering the country to be security scanned prior to departure. The director general of the British International...

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Ag tells White House to approve TPP without Japan

Frustrated with Japan’s unwillingness to strike a deal on U.S. ag imports under the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), several U.S. ag groups with a big stake in opening the Pacific Rim to U.S. ag products told the...

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West Coast port talks carry baggage of 2002

From the Los Angeles Business Journal: As contract talks have begun between shipping businesses and port workers, importers are stepping up the pace in anticipation of a possible port shutdown. But industry experts believe that...

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