Day: November 17, 2010

Shipping firms threatened as fight goes global

Nov 17, 2010

The International Transport Workers Federation has given a written warning to OOCL of Hong Kong to avoid Auckland’s port after its affiliate, the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) sought help to resolve the months-long...

Empty container city

Nov 17, 2010

Importing more than you export means lots of empty containers. That visual manifestation of our trade deficit is what drivers see as they pass the Port of New York and New Jersey on the New Jersey Turnpike. In the first eight...