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Backlog at West Coast ports easing as imports pick up
Import cargo volume at the nation's more than two dozen container port locations along the West Coast is… Read more
Canadian businesses least likely to use China currency, poll suggests
Although China is among the world's leaders in economic growth, few Canadian companies say they use the form… Read more
Unabated port congestion prompting shippers to head East
Roughly 4 in 10 retailers and manufacturers intends to move their shipments from the West Coast to the… Read more
Canada’s wholesale trade falls on fizzling auto sales, shipments
Wholesale trade receipts in January slipped to $53 billion from December, based on reported numbers from Statistics Canada.… Read more
Head of labor department to mediate West Coast ports contract dispute
Labor negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) have come… Read more
Slowdowns escalate at West Coast ports as talks go nowhere fast
After early assertions that the West Coast port dispute wouldn’t have a major impact on the flow of… Read more
Ultra-large container ships increasingly popular
Despite the recent plunge in the cost of oil, a Taiwanese shipping line became the latest to order… Read more
ILWU joins PMA in requesting federal mediation
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service announced late Monday that in response to a joint request from the… Read more
Weekend gate hours help Oakland chip away at cargo backlog
The Port of Oakland and its terminal operators are chipping away at their cargo backlog by running Saturday… Read more
Chassis maintenance and repair a main culprit of ILWU-PMA impasse
Contract negotiations resumed Monday between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association after the… Read more