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NewsUS port strikes end as temporary agreement reached
US importers and exporters will be breathing a sigh of relief after dockers at US container ports last night agreed to return to work after three days of strike action. The industrial action was launched on Tuesday as the dock workers’ contract ended without an agreement on a new deal. ...
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US retailers brace for peak season box port disruption
US retailers are fretting over disruption at US west coast container shipping ports during worker contract negotiations, which has in the past caused a modal shift to airfreight.The US National Retail Federation (NRF) this week urged US president Joe Biden to intervene in negotiations between International Longshore and Warehouse Union ...
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Tensions mount at US west coast box ports over labour talks
Tensions continue to mount at US west coast container terminals as carrier groups last week accused workers of withholding labour - something that in the past has resulted in a surge in air cargo demand.Carrier group Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) said that on April 7 unions took concerted action to ...
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USMCA clears House of Representatives hurdle
The US House of Representatives has given its approval to the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that represents a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).It still needs to pass through the Senate but, according to the Executive Office of the President of the United States, “When finalized ...