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Customs officers in the Brazilian port of Santos have struck for two days straight, testing the mettle of the new President, who has vowed that the government would not pay striking workers for time spent off the job. The cumulative effects of the strikes have caused steady delays at Santos, with 20,000 containers held up...

The Port of Wellington has been closed for a number of days following a destructive earthquake which rocked the South Island of New Zealand. The earthquake, measuring a magnitude of 7.5, struck the upper South Island of New Zealand at midnight local time on 14 November. It caused infrastructural damage across the country; the damage...

Representatives from the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), met Tuesday in San Francisco and discussed a possible extension of their current contract, which covers 20,000 members of the ILWU Longshore Division who work at 29 West Coast ports. The current contract runs through June 30, 2019. “No additional...

Miami International Airport has received government approval to be designated as a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) magnet site, allowing manufacturers to lease available property space and have tariffs deferred, reduced or eliminated. The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners approved the application to the US Department of Commerce, expanding Miami-Dade County’s FTZ281 to include the airport,...

UPDATE: Greek ATC Strike Cancelled Air traffic controllers in Greece have called off a series of 24 hour strikes they had announced for this week. The industrial action was called off after a meeting with Greece’s transport minister. The strikes were scheduled for October 9th-10th and 12th-13th October. Greek Air Traffic Controllers Call 24-Hour Strikes...

More than 7,000 unionized truck drivers went on strike today in South Korea, adding to the country’s recent shipping woes, according to a report from Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. Transport Minister Kang Ho-in called the walkout illegal and “an act of betrayal,” vowing swift action against participants. The trucking walkout comes during a prolonged strike...

Airlines are gradually resuming flights today at Miami International Airport (MIA) after hundreds of flights were cancelled Thursday because of Hurricane Matthew. MIA said it had remained “open” yesterday, but all airlines had ceased operations ahead of the highest winds, expected from 6pm-8pm local time yesterday. As of 8.30 pm Eastern Time yesterday, airlines had...

The Port of Charleston, South Carolina will be closed on Wednesday October 5, 2016, at noon due to Evacuation Orders related to Hurricane Matthew and will remain closed through COB on Friday, October 7, 2016. The Port will resume normal operations on Tuesday, October 11, 2016. On October 5 through October 7, 2016, a local...

A judge has put an end to months-long industrial actions, in which dockworkers at the port of Santos disrupted operations and even boarded vessels. The decision provides relief to a port that has had to shutter because of protests and severe weather while also dealing with slowdowns from customs officers five days a week. A...

Major cargo shippers and the union representing dockworkers at 29 U.S. West Coast ports have agreed to talks on a possible extension of their current contract, which is set to expire in mid-2019, the two sides said in a joint statement on Tuesday. Negotiators for the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and...