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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
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Ports

ILA and USMX at Loggerheads as Coastwide Port Strike Looms

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) are locked in a contentious negotiation over a new Master

September 24, 2024
Total Views: 2441

Monday, August 26, 2024
Container terminal at Mumbai Port, India
Ports

Indian Port Unions, Officials to Meet in Attempt to Avert Strike

(Bloomberg) — Union representatives from India’s state-run ports are expected to meet government officials on Tuesday in a last-ditch attempt to stave

August 26, 2024
Total Views: 995

Monday, August 19, 2024
Canada-Wide Freight Rail Lockout Looms
Ports

Canada-Wide Freight Rail Lockout Looms

By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Canada’s freight rail network could come to a grinding halt this week, inflicting a huge

August 19, 2024
Total Views: 1040

Indian Port Workers to Wage Strike for Better Wages, Benefits
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Indian Port Workers to Wage Strike for Better Wages, Benefits

CHENNAI, India, Aug 19 (Reuters) – A group of Indian port workers’ unions has called for a strike from Aug. 28 to demand immediate settlement

August 19, 2024
Total Views: 684

Saturday, August 3, 2024
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Ports

East Coast, Gulf Dockworkers To Meet Next Month On Strike Plan

By Laura Curtis Aug 3, 2024 (Bloomberg) –A labor strike that would shut down six out of 10 of the busiest ports in the US just weeks before the

August 3, 2024
Total Views: 1867

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Barbours Cut Container Terminal aerial photo. File Photo courtesy Port Houston
News

U.S. Industries Fearing a Port Strike Urge Biden for Help

(Bloomberg) — Dozens of US industry associations urged the White House to help restart stalled talks between East and Gulf coast dockworkers and port

June 26, 2024
Total Views: 1203

Friday, May 31, 2024
RFA Tidespring underway
Shipping

Royal Fleet Auxiliary Officers to Begin Industrial Action Over Pay Dispute

Officers at the UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) are initiating planned industrial action on Saturday, June 1, following a dispute on compensation. The

May 31, 2024
Total Views: 1306

Sunday, October 22, 2023
Unifor workers on strike
Shipping

Strike Closes St. Lawrence Seaway

Michael Folsom, As the clock struck midnight on Sunday, St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) workers represented by the Canada-based union,

October 22, 2023
Total Views: 4111

Saturday, September 9, 2023
A general view of Chevron-operated Gorgon project. Chevron/Handout via REUTERS
News

Chevron Pulls Contract Crew From Australia LNG Project As Strikes Begin

Sept 9 (Reuters) – Chevron Corp CVX.N started withdrawing contractor workers from its Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on Saturday,

September 9, 2023
Total Views: 2953

Friday, September 8, 2023
jera-energy-gordon-project-lng-terminal
News

Chevron LNG Workers go on Strike, Threatening Global Supply

Sept 8 (Reuters) – Workers at Chevron’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Australia went on strike on Friday after talks broke down without a

September 8, 2023
Total Views: 1106

Thursday, August 17, 2023
An undated handout photo of the Gorgon LNG project located in Western Australia.
Offshore

Workers Begin Voting on Strike Action at Chevron’s LNG Export Facilities in Australia

By Renju Jose SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Workers at Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Australia will

August 17, 2023
Total Views: 1523

Sunday, July 2, 2023
FILE PHOTO: Shipping cranes lie idle after longshoremen with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) went on strike at Canada's busiest port in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 1, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Shipping

Dockworker Strike At Canada’s Biggest Ports To Fuel Inflation

By Randy Thanthong-Knight and Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg) –A strike at Pacific coast ports threatens to disrupt millions of dollars of trade and add

July 2, 2023
Total Views: 1649

Saturday, July 1, 2023
Longshoremen with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) strike at Canada's busiest port in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 1, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Shipping

Thousands Of Port Workers In Canada’s British Columbia Go On Strike

July 1 (Reuters) – Several thousand unionized port workers in Canada’s western province of British Columbia went on strike after failing to reach

July 1, 2023
Total Views: 2382

Wednesday, June 28, 2023
port vancouver
Shipping

Canadian Longshore Workers Plan Strike at British Columbia Ports

The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) has received a formal, written 72-hour strike notice from the International Longshore and Warehouse

June 28, 2023
Total Views: 2245

Monday, April 3, 2023
UK North Sea Contractors to Kick Off ‘Tsunami’ of Strike Action
Shipping

UK North Sea Contractors to Kick Off ‘Tsunami’ of Strike Action

Around 150 contractors employed by Sparrows Offshore Services are set to begin strike action on Wednesday, April 5, with stoppages planned to continue up to

April 3, 2023
Total Views: 2652

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Union Worker Strike Closes Germany’s Hamburg Port to Large Ships
Ports

Union Worker Strike Closes Germany’s Hamburg Port to Large Ships

BERLIN, March 22 (Reuters) – The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has closed the port to large ships because of a strike announced by the Verdi

March 22, 2023
Total Views: 3714

Friday, March 3, 2023
Offshore oil and gas platform
Offshore

Offshore Workers Strike at BP’s North Sea Installations

March 3 (Reuters) – About 50 offshore workers on BP North Sea installations have backed strike action in a dispute over pay and overtime rates,

March 3, 2023
Total Views: 2637

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: 1170

Monday, October 24, 2022
tanker at sea
Shipping

For the First Time in Four Years There’s No U.S. Crude Going to France

By Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — For the first time in four years, there’s no US crude getting exported to France as a workers strike in the European

October 24, 2022
Total Views: 15530

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Labor Strike Hobbles South Africa’s Busiest Port
Ports

Labor Strike Hobbles South Africa’s Busiest Port

(Reuters) – Staff shortages caused by an ongoing strike over wages are impacting container and car terminals at South Africa’s Durban

October 12, 2022
Total Views: 675
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