Strikes / Civil Unrest
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Port Otago Workers Set to Strike From Sat Aug 31 in New Zealand
August 23: More than 250 front line workers at Port Otago have issued strike notice including an overtime ban which will take effect from next Saturday. It is set to […]
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Montreal Port Authority Hopes to Avert Strike
August 14: While the threat of a strike by 1,125 workers at the Port of Montreal is still brewing, Port Authority CEO Sylvie Vachon hopes the parties can reach agreement. […]
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Chinese Survey Ship Returns to Disputed Waters Claimed By Vietnam
August 14: A Chinese survey vessel has re-entered disputed waters in the South China Sea, according to ship tracking analysis, after a tense month-long standoff in the same area that inflamed […]
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July’s Strike at Port of Balboa Estimated to Have Coast $3m USD in Lost Revenue
August 06: A strike by workers at the Port of Balboa, managed by the Panama Ports Company (PPC), cost a total of USD 3 mn in lost earnings, reported the […]
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3,000 Containers Stuck at Karachi Container Terminal Following 2-Day Strike
August 02: Around 3,000 containers are stuck at Karachi International Containers Terminal (KICT), following workers” two-day strike (Tuesday & Wednesday), putting excessive financial burden of detention charges on the trade. […]
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Small Protest Over Chinese Maritime Survey Dispersed Outside of Chinese Embassy in Hanoi
August 06: On 6 August 2019, Vietnamese police officers dispersed a demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi. Approximately 10 demonstrators gathered to protest against an ongoing Chinese maritime survey […]
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Dock Workers in Hong Kong Take Sit-In Protest to Offices of Cargo Terminal’s Owner
August 02: Striking dock workers on Friday staged a sit-in protest outside the offices of billionaire Li Ka-shing, the owner of the main operator of the Kwai Chung cargo terminal […]
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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 […]
