Here’s the Seattle Weekly’s take on the proposed Dec. 12 action: The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is not exactly known for backing away from a fight. But the feisty workers apparently draw the line at...
Read MoreAn Australian company says it is buying an interest in coal mines in Montana and Wyoming as interest increases in shipping the product overseas to feed growing energy demands in Asia. Ambre Energy Limited announced on Thursday...
Read MoreContainerized imports generally lagged but exports continued to grow in October at the ports of Oakland, Portland, Tacoma and Seattle. Year-to-date exports at all of the northern West Coast ports are higher this year than they...
Read MoreArgentina soybean crushing workers in Santa Fe province reached an agreement with companies for a 20 percent pay rise and annual bonuses, said a union official who declined to be identified by name. The workers in the San...
Read MorePorts of Auckland announced it would lock 330 wharfies out next weekend after the Maritime Union of New Zealand refused to draw their notice of strike action on the Friday and Monday. It’s understood the lockouts will be...
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