Carriers Announce Disruption Surcharges for USEC Cargo as Strike Looms October 1
By Gavin van Marle via LoadStar 19/09/2024 As the possibility of an October 1 Strike action at Ports on the US East and Gulf Coasts draws nearer by the day, container shipping lines serving the region have begun to announce disruption surcharges. On 1 September, MSC notified customers it would apply a $1,000 per 20ft and $1,500 per 40ft Emergency Operations...
ILA doubles down on Strike Threat as Shippers brace for USA Port Chaos ~ USA East Coast & Gulf Coast Port Strikes loom October 1 ahead of China’s Golden Week Holiday ~
The Loadstar ~ By Alex Lennane 09/09/2024 Harold Daggett, International Longshoremen Association (ILA), leader doubled down on his uncompromising stance at the weekend, increasing the likelihood of a US East and Gulf Coast Port Strike beginning October 1. In a letter to union members, Mr Daggett, president, and son Dennis, EVP, dismissed last week’s USMX press release as “nothing more than propaganda”. The Daggetts claimed...
Canadian National Railroad Will End Its Lockout Immediately, Get Trains Rolling, Rail Official Says
August 22 – The Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian National railroad is ending its lockout immediately and moving forward with a plan to get its trains moving again following a government order Thursday to enter forced arbitration with its labor union, according to a rail official. The Canadian government ordered CN and CPKC railroads into arbitration Thursday to end...
Canada’s Two Major Railroads Have Shut Their Operations
August 22 – New York CNN Canada’s two major freight railroads have shut their operations, according to management of the two companies, locking out 9,000 members of the Teamsters union who operate the trains and dealing a potential blow to both the Canadian and US economies. Nearly a third of the freight handled by the two railroads — Canadian National...