by Alex Pappas | Feb 13, 2015 | Ports, Week in Global Logistics
West Coast Ports to Suspend Vessel Work on Four of Five Days – The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) will halt vessel operations on four of the next five days. The PMA is aiming to avoid paying holiday wages for what it perceives as a “strike with pay” by the...
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Trucker Strike at Port Metro Vancouver – Truck drivers have gone on strike and withdrawn their services from Port Metro Vancouver, Canada’s busiest port.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 | Mar 7, 2014 | Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Australia Leads Trade in Services Agreement – Australia is leading negotiations on a services-only free trade agreement with the United States and the European Union known as the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). Since discussions began in 2013, participation in the...
by Alex Pappas | Feb 14, 2014 | Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Port of Portland Offers Incentive Payments to Ocean Carriers – The Port of Portland has authorized incentive payments to Hanjin Shipping Co. and other ocean cargo carriers as a final bid to keep them calling at the port. The port will pay $20 per container moved...
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...