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As Trump pushes international students away, Asian schools scoop them upThe U.S.'s dominance in attracting international students is waning due to restrictive immigration policies and declining research funding,...
The busiest port on the east coast comes to a stopThe strike by 45,000 dockworkers has shut down major East and Gulf Coast ports, significantly disrupting commerce. Businesses and blue-coll...
Beneath the potential strike at US ports: Tensions over innovationDockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts of the United States are threatening to strike over automation concerns. The dispute involves the I...
A looming east coast port strike could shake the economyMany shipments have been diverted to West Coast ports, where dockworkers belong to a different union that agreed a new contract last year. ...
A looming east coast port strike could shake the economyBusinesses are accelerating imports and redirecting cargo to avoid disruptions from a potential dockworkers' strike on the East and Gulf co...
Will automation replace jobs? Port workers may strike over itThe International Longshoremen's Association, which has more than 47,000 members, said it had discovered that the gate was using technology...
World's top fertiliser producer cuts output on 12th day of Canada port strikeThe strike in Canada has brought trouble at the Port of Vancouver and Port of Prince Rupert which are two of the country's busiest ports an...
Port labour dispute shows options aren’t just for factoriesSupply chains feel much less chaotic today than they did even a year ago, but in the new post-Covid normal, those responsible for overseein...
West Coast dockworkers reach contract deal with port operatorsIn a joint statement released late Wednesday, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association announce...
Tentative US West Coast port contract deal reached, union and employers sayThe parties reached a tentative deal on a new 6-year contract covering all ports, ending 13 months of talks.
West Coast port disruptions to extend to Tuesday amid labor riftWest Coast dockworkers and their employers have been holding labor contract negotiations for over a year, with the occasional slowdown or w...
Union action shuts some key West Coast ports, employers sayThe ILWU, which represents about 22,000 US West Coast dockworkers, and the PMA have been in talks for a new labor contract since May last y...
California’s port dominance is slipping as US cargo shifts eastSome observers are concerned that the twin LA-Long Beach docks will struggle to remain the US’s No. 1 ocean gateway over the long run.
West Coast port terminals temporarily shut on labor shortageRetailers, manufacturers and importers are avoiding shipping snarls, with respect to the the threat of union, by diverting goods to East an...
No. 2 US port sees consumer demand easing from Covid-era surgeThe most recent data show US consumer spending and retail sales rising at a sluggish pace, a sign that the hottest inflation in almost four...
World’s key workers threaten to hit economy where it will hurtA surge in strikes and other labor protests is threatening industries all over the world, and especially the ones that involve moving goods...
Bulging warehouses, 28,000 idle containers herald new supply woeResponsible for 42% of all containerized trade with Asia, the US’s largest hubs of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Southern California are de...
Companies are rethinking their supply chain networks after CovidDisturbances will continue into next year because the global supply chain is so fragile post Covid that any event, small or big, will affec...
New supply chain risk: 22,000 dockworkers who may soon strikeSome port workers accuse the longshoremen of adding to the chaos at the ports in the lead up to their contract negotiations, boosting their...
LA Port sees chance to ease ship backlog by summer peakMaersk, which handles almost one-fifth of the world’s container traffic, sees a 2%-4% expansion in the market this year, with a strong firs...