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Day: April 19, 2011

First cruise ship of season arrives in Seattle

The cruise season has begun in Seattle with Friday morning’s arrival of the Crystal Symphony. It’s the first of 195 port calls this summer at two terminals on the Seattle waterfront. Other lines offering Alaska...

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EU sets radiation threshold for Japanese ships

European ports should check radiation levels on all ships coming from Japan to see if they exceed a new limit after last month’s nuclear accident, the European Union’s executive said on Friday. “We want to...

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Deal averts strike by cargo handlers

A tentative deal has been reached to avert a strike by longshoremen at B.C. ports. The 3,500 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) are expected to vote next week on the on the prospective deal...

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