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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
An undated handout photo of the Gorgon LNG project located in Western Australia.
Offshore

Chevron Seeks to Head Off LNG Strikes as Clock Ticks Down

(Bloomberg) — Chevron Corp. liquefied natural gas workers in Australia threatened two weeks of 24-hour rolling outages at two major export plants from

September 5, 2023
Total Views: 1124

Friday, August 25, 2023
An LNG carrier at night
Shipping

Australian LNG Strike Threat Eases as Woodside Unions Endorse Offer

By Stephen Stapczynski and Ruth Liao (Bloomberg) — Liquefied natural gas unions in Australia endorsed an in-principle offer from Woodside Energy Group

August 25, 2023
Total Views: 940

Saturday, March 18, 2023
LNG Activities Resume At Dunkirk Terminal In France
Shipping

LNG Activities Resume At Dunkirk Terminal In France

PARIS,(Reuters) – Disruption at Fluxys’s FLUX.BR liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Dunkirk, northern France, ended on Friday morning, a

March 18, 2023
Total Views: 1677

Monday, January 9, 2023
Labor Disruptions at World’s Ports Quadrupled in 2022 as Discontent Grows
Shipping

Labor Disruptions at World’s Ports Quadrupled in 2022 as Discontent Grows

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Labor unrest took an unusually heavy toll on ports around the world last year, and the outlook for continued economic

January 9, 2023
Total Views: 1132

Friday, July 29, 2022
Dock Strikes and Shippers Seeking Rate Renegotiations Add Pressure on Carriers
Shipping

Dock Strikes and Shippers Seeking Rate Renegotiations Add Pressure on Carriers

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The threat of dock strikes at Felixstowe and Liverpool next month, together with the potential resumption of

July 29, 2022
Total Views: 812

Sunday, July 24, 2022
World’s Key Workers Threaten To Hit Economy Where It Will Hurt
Shipping

World’s Key Workers Threaten To Hit Economy Where It Will Hurt

By Augusta Saraiva and Bryce Baschuk Jul 24, 2022 (Bloomberg) –The pandemic has put unprecedented strain on global supply chains -– and also

July 24, 2022
Total Views: 3707

Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Grain Port Worker Strike Delays Ships in Argentina
Ports

Grain Port Worker Strike Delays Ships in Argentina

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES, Nov 11 (Reuters) – The loading of five cargo ships in different grains ports in Argentina has been stalled for days due

November 11, 2020
Total Views: 394

Thursday, May 30, 2019
port vancouver
Maritime News

Port of Vancouver Avoids Disruption as Longshoremen Reach Deal

By Rod Nickel and Kelsey Johnson WINNIPEG, Manitoba/OTTAWA, May 30 (Reuters) – A lockout of longshore workers at Canada’s biggest port, the Port of

May 30, 2019
Total Views: 18

Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Port of Durban south africa.File photo: Shutterstock/michaeljung
Maritime News

South Africa Transport Workers Threaten “Total Shutdown” from Thursday

CAPE TOWN, May 28 (Reuters) – South Africa’s transport workers union Satawu threatened a “total shutdown” at major ports across the

May 28, 2019
Total Views: 22

Thursday, February 14, 2019
ship at sunset
Maritime News

Finnish Seafarers Threaten to Strike From March 1

HELSINKI, Feb 14 (Reuters) – The Finnish Seafarers’ Union threatened on Thursday it would call its members out on strike from March 1, stopping all

February 14, 2019
Total Views: 13

Monday, August 7, 2017
jakarta port
News

Citing National Interests, Jakarta Port Workers End Strike Early

JAKARTA, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Workers at one of the operators of Indonesia’s busiest ports ended their strike on Monday, sooner than planned, out of

August 7, 2017
Total Views: 52

Friday, August 4, 2017
jakarta port
Maritime News

Jakarta Port Strike Hits Biggest Terminal Operator

JAKARTA, Aug 4 (Reuters) – More than 600 workers at Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok port have gone on strike and could extend the action until Aug. 10,

August 4, 2017
Total Views: 86
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