Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘ports’
From the Journal of Commerce: On March 16, 2012, Fabiola docked at the Port of Long Beach, breaking earlier records for the largest container ship at a U.S. port, and at any North American port. It is 1,200 feet long. The March 16 arrival of the massive ship Fabiola at the Port of Long Beach [...]
May 8, 2012 | Posted in
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Like shipping lines, the worlds port operators made huge investments in terminals prior to the credit crisis and subsequent global slump at a time when container volumes were growing faster than 10 percent a year. Photo shows Port of Antwerp, Belgium. Europes top container ports face a glut in capacity thats set to crimp profit [...]
May 7, 2012 | Posted in
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Garry Parsloe, President of MUNZ, accepts a check from ILWU Local 52 in March, presented by Local 52 President Andrea Stevenson to support MUNZ workers during their lockout. Photo by ILWU Local 40 President Dawn Des Brisay. The Maritime Union has welcomed moves by the owners of Ports of Auckland to ensure it acts as [...]
May 4, 2012 | Posted in
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Economic growth is the target of a R33 billion investment in upgrading all of South Africa's ports. Port operator Transnet Port Terminals will spend the money over the next seven years and expand the ports to meet growing demand from …
Maritime Company Recruiting (10 Positions). by Joblist Nigeria on April 30, 2012. in Maritime Jobs Nigeria. Dragnet Solutions – One of the leading Clearing & Freight Forwarding Company is looking to recruit dynamic staff in their Port Harcourt and Lagos Offices. … Job Requirements: Must have knowledge of the ports and ability to clear within tight deadlines. Must be experienced in shipping , terminals and all documentation. Must be able to handle and defend SGD declarations.
From a recent article in the Times-Picayune: Port officials want to build a container terminal on the Mississippi River to take advantage of anticipated traffic from the increased capacity of the Panama Canal in 2014, that will allow larger ships to traverse the canal than is currently the case. Port officials envision moving container cargo [...]
April 26, 2012 | Posted in
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Shipping industry experts and port officials predict a boost in cargo activity at the San Pedro Bay Ports this peak season, which typically runs from mid-summer to fall, in contrast to last year, which brought less-than-expected growth. With retail sales up slightly and employment continuing to improve, the United States economy is leading a global [...]
April 11, 2012 | Posted in
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From SaveOurPort.com From SaveOurPort.com: Todays injunction stopping Ports of Auckland progressing its plans to dismiss and replace its workforce, combined with the companys plan of an indefinite lockout, leaves Auckland Council with no choice but to intervene to find a workable solution to the industrial dispute, the Maritime Union said today. Today the Employment Court [...]
March 28, 2012 | Posted in
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A Ports of Auckland manager who was at the bargaining table with the Maritime Union has been linked to a company hiring non-union wharfies. The man has allegedly been recruiting staff for a new company, Pacific Crew Holdings Ltd, which was registered with the Companies Office on February 27. The timing of the new company [...]
March 25, 2012 | Posted in
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Puerto Rosario, Argentina. Argentina is the worlds third-largest soybean exporter behind the U.S. and Brazil. Argentine trucks carrying grains to ports on the Parana River declined by 72 percent compared with a year earlier amid a strike, data from the Rosario Cereals Exchange showed. Only 1,674 trucks arrived at grain ports in Argentinas Santa Fe [...]
March 24, 2012 | Posted in
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