by Alex Pappas | Mar 14, 2014 | Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Trucker Strike at Port Metro Vancouver – Truck drivers have gone on strike and withdrawn their services from Port Metro Vancouver, Canada’s busiest port. Truckers are demanding standardized rates of pay across the trucking sector to prevent undercutting and to reduce...
by Alex Pappas | Feb 7, 2014 | Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Global San Diego Export Plan Released – The Port of San Diego has released a Global San Diego Export Plan. The plan provides a framework for increasing exports through education, outreach, and improvements to the area’s infrastructure. Read more from UT San Diego....
by Alex Pappas | Dec 13, 2013 | Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Canada Claims North Pole – Canada has filed a preliminary submission to the United Nations making a claim on the North Pole as a way of asserting control over a large part of the Arctic. Denmark and Russia also look ready to claim the North Pole on grounds it lays on...
by Alex Pappas | Oct 25, 2013 | China, Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Hanjin Shipping Co. Plans to Stop Calling at the Port of Portland – After two decades of service, Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd. has confirmed plans to stop calling at the Port of Portland in January. Frequent Longshore labor union disputes and increased terminal charges...
by Alex Pappas | Oct 18, 2013 | Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Arbitrator to Meet with ILA at Port of Baltimore – International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Local 333 went on strike on October 16th at the Port of Baltimore after voting down a proposed local contract with the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore. On...