Port Strike in Chile – Union workers have gone on strike at key Chilean ports San Antonio and Angamos. The strike began after the union’s request for regular salary talks to include part-time and non-union workers was not addressed. Part-time and non-union workers...
Builders Threaten to Halt Panama Canal Expansion – European builders have threatened to abandon the Panama Canal Expansion project if the Panama Canal Authority does not agree to pay $1.63 billion in cost overruns, about 50% over the original $3.1 billion contract....
Shellfish from U.S. West Coast Banned in China – The Chinese government has banned shellfish imports from the U.S. west coast after discovering poisonous toxins in a recent shipment of geoduck. The ban was initiated last week and will continue indefinitely. Read more...
Canada Claims North Pole – Canada has filed a preliminary submission to the United Nations making a claim on the North Pole as a way of asserting control over a large part of the Arctic. Denmark and Russia also look ready to claim the North Pole on grounds it lays on...
Japan Implements New Anti-Piracy Law – Japan’s new anti-piracy law came into effect on November 30th. The law will allow private armed guards to board Japanese-registered oil tankers and other cargo ships in waters off Somalia. Deploying private armed guards was...
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