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Washington DC, New York and other East Coast cities readied fleets of snow plows and airlines cancelled flights ahead of a winter storm expected to dump up to 30 inches (76 cm) of snow. At least five states had declared emergencies by Thursday afternoon, as the season’s first major Atlantic...

The start of a two-day rail strike in Belgium has almost completely paralysed train services in and around the capital, Brussels. The strikes have also caused severe delays and disruption to Eurostar services to Paris and London. Belgian rail unions are protesting against government reforms designed to streamline services and...

Moving containers through Ukraine ports will be significantly simpler in 2016 as a result of an agreement between the country’s Ministry of Infrastructure and State Fiscal Service. The agreement is expected to cut transit times, reduce paperwork, and create savings for shippers in an effort to perk up the country’s...

The port of Rotterdam is bracing for several 24-hour strikes in the next two months as dockworkers protest potential job losses at its new automated container terminals. The FNV union has set a deadline of noon on Wednesday to respond to its ultimatum for job guarantees or face industrial action....

Rotterdam dockworkers have voted to strike in the New Year to protest potential job losses at the port’s new highly automated container terminals. The FNV union said its members on Sunday almost unanimously rejected the port employers’ final offer in contract talks that began in April. The union has given the terminal operators an ultimatum...

Workers tied to Chile’s civil aviation authority announced a 48 hour strike for Thursday and Friday this week, potentially causing airport chaos as the country gears up for the Christmas holidays. In September, a 24 hour strike stranded thousands of passengers and led to delays at airports, after a majority...

On July 1, 2016, a new SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea convention of the International Maritime Organization or IMO) takes effect requiring shippers whose name appears on the bill of lading to verify the gross mass of a container carrying cargo when tendering the container to the ocean carriers...

Flights have resumed in the southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras) after a week of devastating floods. Operations were halted last week after heavy rains flooded the airport and damaged key equipment. Key services like power supply and the railways are also functioning as flood waters have receded in some...

“The current wait times experienced by ships transiting the Panama Canal have returned to “normal operating levels,” according to a statement from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP). The ACP said wait time for transiting ships is now two days or less. Last month delays for ships without reservations to transit...