Americas
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USCG Seizes 500 kg of Cocaine Off Colombian Coast
August 04: The US coast guard seized 500 kg of cocaine from a speedboat in international waters off the coast of Colombia. Two people from Ecuador and a Colombian national […]
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Army Deployed to Matarani Port in Peru Amid Protest Against Mining Project
August 04: Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra authorized Sunday for the army to join the national police forces to “protect” the key mining port of Matarani, a day before an expected […]
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Alaska Ferry Strike Ends
August 06: An Alaska ferry will dock in Bellingham on Friday, Aug. 9 — the first such visit since a labor strike ended last week. The Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific went […]
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Western Canadian Port Deal Should Ease Automation
August 06: Terminal operators and longshoremen in Vancouver and Prince Rupert are preparing for the arrival of automation in the coming decade, and believe they have fashioned an agreement that […]
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Costa Rica Seizes 771 Kilos of Cocaine in Two Police Operations
August 04: Costa Rican authorities seized 771 kilos of cocaine in two operations carried out on Sunday along the Pacific and Caribbean coastlines, the government said Monday. The first operation […]
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$13.3 Million Worth of Cocaine Seized at Container Terminal in Kingston, Jamaica; Four Stevedores in Custody
July 29: Jamaican police along with a Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) from Jamaica Customs have seized approximately 10.2 kilograms of cocaine worth $13.3 million on a vessel at a container […]
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USCG Transports Over 26,000 Lbs Cocaine Seized Cumulatively Off Central and South America
July 26: A large quantity of cocaine seized from Pacific Ocean narcotics smugglers has been brought to San Diego by a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. More than 26,000 pounds (11,793 […]
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Alaskan Ferry Workers’ Union Initiates Strike After Submitting Altered Contract to State
July 25 UPDATE: The union representing more than 400 Alaska Ferry workers initiated a strike at 2 p.m. Wednesday [July 24] after another contract negotiation meeting with the state failed […]
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Call for Dialogue in 10-Day Balboa Port Workers’ Strike in Panama
July 26: The worker’ strike in the Balboa port in Panama is more than ten days old, and at the Friday installation of the Logistics Cabinet presided over by Vice […]
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Brazilian Court Orders Refueling of Iranian Vessels Stranded in Imbituba Due to US Sanctions
July 25: Brazil’s top court on Thursday ordered state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA to refuel two Iranian grain vessels stranded on the Brazilian coast due to U.S. sanctions holding […]
