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Monday, February 18, 2013
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Union Protestors at Brazil’s Santos Port Occupy Chinese Heavy Lift Vessel

By Reese Ewing and Gustavo Bonato SAO PAULO – Brazilian workers at the port of Santos occupied the Chinese ship Zhen Hua 10 early on Monday in protest

February 18, 2013
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
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Brazilian Port Workers Plan Strike, Union Talks With Government “Have Been Bad”

Workers at Brazil’s Santos port will participate in a six-hour work stoppage on Feb. 22 to protest government plans for shipping terminals in the

February 17, 2013
Total Views: 27

Wednesday, September 19, 2012
News

Maritime Labor Alliance Formed as Waterfront Strike Looms

– by Bruce Vail As anxiety over the possibility of a major U.S. dock strike rises, shipping unions here and abroad are responding with a show of

September 19, 2012
Total Views: 37

Monday, July 23, 2012
News

How Dock Strikes Have Affected the Economy Historically and Today

– By Rojda Akdag, Managing Director, MTS Logistics Labor stoppage, which is also known as a strike, is the problem aroused by the tension between a

July 23, 2012
Total Views: 114

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
News

Oil Prices Fall as Offshore Strike Ends, China Shows Lower Crude Imports

(Bloomberg) — Oil fell after Norway ended a strike that threatened to halt output by western Europe’s largest crude exporter and as China reduced

July 10, 2012
Total Views: 13

Monday, July 9, 2012
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No Progress Made Over the Weekend, Offshore Lockout Imminent

STOCKHOLM–No new meetings have been scheduled between parties in the Norwegian oil strike, and a costly shutdown of all production in Western

July 9, 2012
Total Views: 5

Friday, July 6, 2012
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Offshore Strike Continues to Escalate, Norwegian Minister of Labor Steps In

(Dow Jones) The Norwegian government Friday urged oil unions and companies to continue their negotiations in a bid to resolve a 13-day-old strike that is

July 6, 2012
Total Views: 8

Thursday, July 5, 2012
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Statoil Threatens to Shut Down the Entire Norwegian Continental Shelf

STOCKHOLM–Oil and gas giant Statoil ASA (STO, STL.OS) and other companies represented by Norway’s Oil Industry Association have threatened to

July 5, 2012
Total Views: 14

Tuesday, July 3, 2012
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Statoil Losing $34 Million Per Day, Norwegian Offshore Workers Continue Strike

STOCKHOLM–Offshore workers in Norway, western Europe’s largest oil producer and exporter, Tuesday decided not to step up a strike that has already

July 3, 2012
Total Views: 17

Tuesday, June 26, 2012
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Statoil Closes Another 4 Offshore Platforms, Revenue Losses Hit $25 Million Per Day

(Dow Jones) Norwegian oil giant Statoil ASA (STO.OS) Tuesday said it was closing another four oil platforms due a strike by offshore workers that started

June 26, 2012
Total Views: 16

Monday, June 25, 2012
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Defiant Offshore Workers Cost Statoil $19 Million Per Day

OSLO (Dow Jones) –Norwegian oil giant Statoil ASA (STO) has said it will lose about 115 million kroner ($19 million) a day due to a strike by offshore

June 25, 2012
Total Views: 27

Monday, June 11, 2012
News

Offshore Workers Strike, Norwegian Rigs Begin to Shut Down

(Dow Jones) OSLO–At least five of Norway’s oil and gas rigs will be shut due to a strike launched at midnight Saturday by 114 workers at oilfield

June 11, 2012
Total Views: 639

Thursday, May 31, 2012
News

Port Workers Strike Ends in Santos, New Requirement for Rest Cited as Initial Spark

SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)–An unusual strike by manual laborers at Brazil’s biggest port, in Santos, partially ended Thursday because of a court order,

May 31, 2012
Total Views: 27

Wednesday, May 30, 2012
News

Maritime Strike Continues in Norway, “We risk running empty on ethanol by the end of the week”

OSLO -(Dow Jones)- Southern Norway risks a gasoline shortage in the coming days, as maritime pilots strike as part of a wider public sector dispute over wages,

May 30, 2012
Total Views: 14

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
News

While Maritime Pilots Strike in Norway, Gasoline Supplies Run Low

OSLO (Dow Jones)–Southern Norway risks a gasoline shortage in the coming days, as maritime pilots strike as part of a wider public sector dispute over

May 29, 2012
Total Views: 25

Monday, August 8, 2011
Back to work: AMO and ASC reach tentative agreement in Great Lakes strike
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Back to work: AMO and ASC reach tentative agreement in Great Lakes strike

The American Maritime Officers union and the American Steamship Company have reached a tentative agreement on an expired labor contract, ending a week long AMO

August 8, 2011
Total Views: 33

Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Union standoff and bribery accusations spell trouble for Great Lakes operator
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Union standoff and bribery accusations spell trouble for Great Lakes operator

AMO members working for the Great Lakes operator, American Steamship Company, have walked off all ASC vessels after a labor contract with the company expired

August 2, 2011
Total Views: 60

Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Suez Canal workers go on strike
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Suez Canal workers go on strike

According to Ahram Online, over 6,000 Suez Canal Company workers from the cities of Suez and Ismailia began an open-ended sit in today in front of the

February 8, 2011
Total Views: 32
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