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Vindicated in court, union says emails show carriers left because of ICTSI, not longshoremen

Thursday’s decision by a Federal District Court in Portland validates the ILWU’s view that longshoremen are being unfairly blamed for carriers leaving the Port of Portland in recent weeks, when the real offender is Philippines-based ICTSI.

ILWU Coast Committeeman Leal Sundet said:

We respect the court and Judge Simon, and appreciate that he can see [...]

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Syria ship container trade slides as violence grows

Official data from Latakia International Container Terminal, issued in recent days, showed volumes in the first six months of the year fell to 217,386 TEUs, versus 275,264 TEUs in the same period last year. That compared with 293,111 TEUs in 2010. Maersk, CMA CGM and Hamburg-Sud call on the port.

Ship container volumes at [...]

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