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Day: June 17, 2010

Costa Rica hauled over the coals at ILO

Costa Rica is once again charged by workers’ organisations as well as some governments and employers at this year’s 99th International Labour Conference in Geneva, of being in systematic violation of core...

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More cargo ships passing through SF Bay

The economic collapse reduced imports into the Port of Oakland by 18 percent from April 2008 to April 2009, figures show. Exports fell by 4 percent during the same period. But worldwide trade is picking up again, meaning there...

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COSCO signs $440 million worth of shipbuilding deal

Singapore-listed Chinese shipping firm Cosco clinched $440 million worth of ship-building contracts from four European shipowners to build 15 bulk carriers. The bulk carriers, of which 4 are 82,000 dead weight ton each and 11...

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