Strike at Port of Oakland – Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 staged a 24-hour strike at the Oakland International Airport and the Port of Oakland on Monday and Tuesday this week. However, operations were only shut down at the Port of Oakland on...
EU, Latin American Countries End Banana Dispute – After a 20-year dispute, the European Union (EU), Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela and Peru have signed an agreement on banana import tariffs. Maximum...
Chile and Hong Kong sign FTA – Chile signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Hong Kong last month at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Vladivostok, Russia. Chilean exports to Hong Kong could double as a result of the countries combined...
Canada Expands FTA with Chile – The Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been in effect since July 5, 1997. Since the treaty has proven a success for both countries, the FTA will be expanded to provide access to markets for cross-border financial services...
ILA, USMX Negotiations Continue – Last month the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) agreed to extend their contract expiration date for 90 days to December 29th. This week, negotiations continued under the...
Port of Vancouver Industrial Park Development – The Washington State Department of Commerce has granted the Port of Vancouver $5.7 million for industrial park development. The 58-acre Centennial Industrial Park has the proximity for a deep-draft shipping channel,...
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