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Following months of warnings, the International Longshore Association (ILA) today launched its first strike since 1977, shutting down operations at all East and Gulf coast ports which account for more than half of US maritime trade. The powerful union’s 45,000 members began walking out at midnight at 36 ports from Texas to Maine. “The ILA […]

A three-day partial strike by longshoremen began today at the Port of Montreal, shutting down two of the port’s five container terminals. However,  it was business as usual at all other terminals in Eastern Canada’s largest container gateway. The Viau and Maisonneuve terminals operated by Termont were targeted on several specific issues by the longshore

Some 600 workers at six Metro Vancouver grain terminals returned to work Saturday, ending three days of a strike, following a settlement reached Friday evening between the Grain Workers Union Local 333 and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association (VTEA). The workers returned to their jobs ahead of a ratification vote on October 4. The settlement

The union representing 1,150 longshore workers at the Port of Montreal today announced that a three-day strike would begin as of 7 a.m. Monday and last until Thursday at Termont’s two terminals – unless, in the meantime, the employer immediately addressed several key issues. At a press conference, union advisor Michel Murray alleged that Termont

The Eighth Annual Samuel Cunard Prize for Vision, Courage, and Creativity was awarded to Blair McKeil on Wednesday, September 25, onboard Cunard’s flagship Queen Mary 2. To celebrate this honor, Mr. McKeil was joined by local dignitaries, leaders from the maritime community, and officers from Queen Mary 2, which was docked in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  The Samuel Cunard Prize was created in 2015 by Cunard, the

The union representing 1200 dockers at the Port of Montreal late Wednesday announced that nearly 98% of its members have approved a strike mandate if it chooses to exercise this industrial action. In a separate vote, the dockers overwhelmingly rejected the latest offer from the Maritime Employers Association (MEA). Local 375 of the Canadian Union

MV BBC HOUSTON, the second newbuilding of a series of fifteen 13,000DWT “LakerMax”-multipurpose triple deckers, has been festively christened in the port of Houston. The Champagne bottle broke on the first attempt, after godmother Daniela Pena Kopfensteiner traditionally wished the vessel “fair winds and following seas” in a ceremony held Monday at the Manchester Terminal

Sherbrooke, Quebec – Café William, a Canadian company whose passion for good coffee extends beyond the cup, has announced the inaugural voyage of the Anemos, a new sailing cargo ship transporting the equivalent of 50 shipping containers of green coffee beans, including those from the ANEI cooperative in Colombia, to Québec. The cargo sailboat is

Workers at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver walked off their jobs early today in a strike that will have what Canadian grain growers termed a “devastating” impact on the industry. More than 600 workers represented by Grain Workers Union Local 333 headed to the picket lines after negotiations collapsed with the Vancouver Terminal Elevators

The U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents employers at U.S. East and Gulf ports, issued a statement today expressing regret that the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) refuses to meet to revive negotiations for a collective agreement set to expire on September 30th. Determined to notably counter the automaton of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers are