Port of Oakland truckers quietly ended a multi-day blockade over the weekend amid a crackdown on protesters by port authorities. On Monday the truckers, who are not backed by a union, largely returned to work and are said to be…
READ MORE >The Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) management closed operations on Wednesday at the Port of Oakland due to the independent trucker protests over California’s gig worker law, known as AB5. The Port’s other three marine terminals are effectively shut down…
READ MORE >Ocean carriers are busy adjusting their networks in North Europe, after a two-day ‘warning strike’ by German port workers ended on Saturday. Employers failed to get the third, and longest, warning strike stopped by the courts, but the courts did…
READ MORE >President Joe Biden said his administration is still discussing possible action on US tariffs on Chinese imports, after Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she expects a decision “shortly.” (source: AJOT/Bloomberg)
READ MORE >The summer has just started and predictions by experts are extremely discouraging. “The recent developments across the 27-nation-bloc have left thousands of passengers waiting, with those that were lucky having their flights cancelled while the rest being left to wait…
READ MORE >South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy estimates that the auto, petrochemical, steel and other key industries have seen production disruptions worth about 1.6 trillion won ($1.2 billion). It said in a statement that the impact from the stoppage…
READ MORE >U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, seaport officials, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association are hoping to reach a long-term contract with the ILWU's more than 22,000 workers at the 29 ports along the U.S.…
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