Anxious US shippers prepare for possible UPS strike, tighter LTL market
A Teamsters strike against UPS Aug. 1 and a shutdown of Yellow are not inevitable, but shippers are bracing for disruption and higher costs.
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New Jersey union claims ILA blocked it from terminal construction project
A union of construction equipment operators in New Jersey alleges the International Longshoremen’s Association sought to take away marine terminal work it was hired
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Western Canada port strike ends after deal reached on tentative four-year contract
The end of the strike comes less than two days after Canada’s Minister of Labour ordered the federal mediator overseeing negotiations between the union
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Chassis repairs causing short-term shortages in Chicago
Truckers are having difficulty locating available chassis in Chicago because many units have been taken off the street to be serviced after heavy usage
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Canada’s Minister of Labour intervenes in bid to end dockworker strike
If ILWU Canada or longshore employers reject the recommendations of a federal mediator, the next step will be for the Canadian government to reconvene
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Evergreen confirms orders for 24 methanol-ready container ships
The ships add to the growing order backlog of methanol-powered container ships that currently total at least 100 vessels, equivalent to about 12% of
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Western Canada dockworker strike disrupting billions in trade: employers
With the strike by ILWU Canada now in its 11th day, some C$7.5 billion in Canadian imports and exports has been compromised thus far,
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Holt Logistics, HMM step into bidding fray for new operator of Wilmington’s port
Delaware’s Port of Wilmington received an improved offer from a stevedoring firm to take over operations, but the bid faces a challenge from Holt,
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Creditors give Yellow more time for potential talks with Teamsters
Yellow’s lenders, including the US government, gave the company short-term waivers for certain loan conditions, extending its “runway” for winning Teamster support for a
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Trans-Pacific carriers altering port rotations to avoid strike-hit Vancouver
ILWU Canada and employers are engaging with federal mediators as a backlog of vessels builds outside of Vancouver and Seattle-Tacoma as the Western Canadian
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