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Montreal Port Dockworkers Begin Overtime Strike

Oct 10, 2024

Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have begun an overtime strike on Thursday morning, the port authority said, as negotiations over a new contract make little progress.During this partial strike of indefinite duration, all port terminals will remain open but dockworkers will not be working overtime as part of their duties, it said.The port authority estimates the strike to slow down or disrupt the handling of around 50% of goods…

Strike Halts Grain Ship Traffic at Argentina's Rosario Port

Apr 09, 2025

Grain and agro-industrial products ships will be unable to dock or leave Argentina's Rosario agro-port hub on Thursday because of a CGT union strike against government policies, the head of the private port chamber CAPyM said.The CGT's action…

Dockworkers, Employer Group to Restart Talks

Jan 03, 2025

The International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) are set to resume contract talks on Jan. 7, according to a person familiar with the matter.Talks between the ILA, which represents more than 45,000 dockworkers across the U…

As Greeks Strike, Ships Stop Moving

Nov 20, 2024

Ships docked at Greek ports, and railway and bus services were disrupted on Wednesday as transport workers, hospital doctors, school teachers and construction workers joined a nationwide strike to protest squeezed living standards and demand higher pay…

US Shippers Avoid East Coast Ports on Risk of Second Strike

Oct 30, 2024

U.S. shippers are steering clear of East and Gulf Coast ports amid worries the 45,000 dockworkers at those trade hubs will go on strike again if their union leader does not land a new contract with employers by a Jan. 15 deadline.The International…

U.S. Port Strike Settled— What happens next?

Oct 04, 2024

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced in an historic development for U.S. maritime industry that they had reached a tentative agreement which officially ends the longshoremen…

US Port Strike Leaves Huge Cargo Backlog In Its Wake

Oct 04, 2024

U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports began reopening late on Thursday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry's biggest work stoppage in nearly half a century, but clearing the cargo backlog will take time…

Ships Queue at US Ports as Dockworker Strike Enters Third Day

Oct 03, 2024

Long lines of container ships lined up outside major U.S. ports on Thursday as the biggest dockworker strike in nearly half a century entered its third day, preventing unloading and threatening shortages of everything from bananas to auto parts…

US Dockworker Strike: Talks at a Standstill

Oct 02, 2024

A strike by 45,000 dockworkers halting shipments at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports entered its second day on Wednesday with no negotiations currently scheduled between the two sides, sources told Reuters.The lack of progress is raising…

White House Sides with Union as US Dockworker Strike Enters Second Day

Oct 02, 2024

President Joe Biden’s administration heaped pressure on U.S. port employers to raise their offer to secure a labor deal with dockworkers on strike for a second day on Wednesday, choking half the country’s ocean shipping.The strike by the International…

East Coast Dockworkers Strike Halts Half of US Ocean Shipping

Oct 01, 2024

Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, halting the flow of about half the nation's ocean shipping after negotiations for a new labor contract broke down over wages…

As Australian LNG Strike Looms, Impact Limited ... for Now

Aug 21, 2023

The likelihood of industrial action at three Australian liquefied natural gas facilities is increasing, but the question for the market is what is the potential impact on the supply of the super-chilled fuel.Unions at Woodside Energy Group's…

Argentina Unions End Strike at Rosario Port

Apr 20, 2023

A federation of unions representing Argentina's port and maritime workers lifted a three-day-old strike that had affected the key Rosario grains shipping hub, the federation said in a statement on Wednesday.The short-lived strike threatened…

Argentine Grain Inspector Strike Ends, Exports to Flow

Jan 07, 2021

The union representing Argentine port-side grain inspectors said on Thursday it had ended a month-long wage strike after reaching a contract deal with export companies that will allow international soy, corn and wheat shipments to return to normal…

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