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As part of the permanent dialogue with the shipping industry, a Panama Canal Authority (ACP) delegation headed by Administrator Jorge L. Quijano visited South Korea to hold discussions with the vehicle carrier market segment and obtain feedback on the future toll structure being developed by the ACP that will go in effect upon completion of [...]  EGT is holding a grand opening ceremony on July 9 for community and business leaders. The keynote speaker will be Ambassador Islam Siddiqui, the chief agricultural negotiator for the office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Siddiqui will discuss EGT’s effect on growing U.S. grain exports to Asia, according to the company. Other speakers scheduled for [...] The photovoltaic power generation modules installed on the STX Dove, each 25 m wide and 11 m long, can generate a maximum of 24 kW from a total of 240 heat collection plates. The modules provide 5% of the electric power required for the operation of the ship including that for the engine control [...] STX Group, Korea’s 14th-largest business group, said Thursday that it is considering selling assets to revive its worsening financial health amid the ongoing slowdown in the shipbuilding industry globally. “As part of our financial restructuring, we are discussing plans to directly list STX Energy and STX Heavy Industries or to sell off assets through [...] Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus is encouraging international grain exporter, Bunge Limited, to continue agricultural investments in the state. Following connections made at Baucus’ 2007 jobs summit, Bunge, through EGT, LLC is building three state-of-the-art grain shuttle loaders in its joint venture with ITOCHU and STX Pan Ocean. During a recent meeting with Bunge [...] ILWU Local 21's 'Welcome to Longview' billboard near the exit to the Port of Longview, WA. From this month’s Dispatcher: ILWU International President Robert McEllrath, union members, and supporters continue to face trial for exercising their First Amendment Rights to protest during the EGT dispute When the grain ship MV Full Sources arrived at [...]
EGT photo of the Longview facility. Longview, Washington – Today representatives from EGT, LLC and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) signed a collective bargaining agreement covering landside and shipside operations at EGT’s grain terminal at the Port of Longview. The agreement, covering both production and maintenance work, establishes guidelines for a regular Longshore [...]
Almost seven months ago, on July 11, 2011 about a hundred ILWU longshore workers were loaded into Cowlitz County law enforcement vans and arrested after taking action to protect their jobs at EGT. On February 7, 2012, ILWU Local 21 loaded EGT's first ship, signaling another positive step forward after a long and difficult [...] ILWU Local 21 was the workforce when EGT’s first ship docked at the Port of Longview on Feb. 7, 2012. Photo by ILWU 21 member Kyle Mackey. In an article called “No protest as grain ship docks at EGT terminal” published today, the Daily News reports: The EGT vessel Full Sources docked at the [...] The 738-foot MV Full Sources will arrive in Longview Tuesday morning. It is seen here in a 2007 photo leaving Santos, Brazil. Bruno Pricoli photo. The first grain ship headed to the EGT export terminal is scheduled to arrive at the Port of Longview between 11 a.m. and noon Tuesday after dockworkers on Monday [...] From the Journal of Commerce: Bunge last year broke off contract negotiations with the ILWU and hired* workers represented by another union. That triggered months of ILWU demonstrations that resulted in arrests of dozens of longshoremen on charges of property destruction and blocking a train from carrying grain to the terminal. If Bunge had succeeded [...] The following news release was issued this morning by EGT and ILWU. Download a pdf of the original document here. Longview, Washington – Today officials from EGT, LLC and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced the scheduled arrival of the first export vessel at the EGT terminal on Tuesday, February 7. The ship’s [...] It’s important to note that progress has been made since the passage of this resolution, and the solidarity from labor unions around the world continues to be strong. On January 11, Plumbers and Fitters Local 393 in San Jose, CA, adopted the following resolution by unanimous vote:
Condemn Use of U.S. Military to [...] An ILWU Local 4 longshore worker supports ILWU Local 21 by demonstrating for good union jobs near EGT in Longview, WA. This photo was taken in September 2011 by Don Ryan of the Associated Press and was widely published, including in Time Magazine. The Daily News in Longview has compiled the following list of [...] Carpenters Local 156, longtime friends of Operating Engineers Local 701, has written the ILWU the following letter, which is worth reading start to finish: Dear brothers and sisters: We send this letter to express our support of your struggles with EGT in Longview. We are humbled by your passion and commitment to securing work [...] |
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