Insights and Stories on Ports

China to subsidize grain transportation, storage

Nov. 24, 2017 at 8:12 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — China plans to subsidize grain transportation and storage facilities in the latest push by Beijing to modernize the world’s largest agriculture sector. Beijing will subsidize projects upgrading or building facilities to load and receive grains along main railways and ports for major waterways including the Yangtze […]

Cargill CEO sees Harvey not likely weighing much on farm freight

Sep. 1, 2017 at 9:03 pm CDT

By David Alire Garcia

Owen Sound, Baie-Comeau in revamped port sale program

Apr. 24, 2015 at 8:24 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. farmers hit hard by labour strife at West Coast ports

Feb. 13, 2015 at 7:38 pm CST

By Steve Gorman

U.S. West Coast port operations resume, more labour talks scheduled

Feb. 9, 2015 at 8:25 pm CST

By Steve Gorman

U.S. shippers say West Coast ports near gridlock on stalled contract talks

Jan. 13, 2015 at 4:30 pm CST

San Francisco | Reuters — Cargo traffic at several of the biggest U.S. West Coast ports has slowed to near gridlock, negotiators for shipping lines and terminal operators for 29 ports said on Monday as contract talks with the dockworkers’ union remain strained. Union officials however have denied staging slowdowns, […]

By Reuters

Striking port workers in Argentine grains hub halt shipping

Dec. 18, 2014 at 8:13 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Port workers in part of the Argentine grain hub of Rosario went on strike on Thursday to demand a year-end bonus, paralyzing ship movements, said the head of the powerful CGT union’s local branch. Wage increases are lagging behind Argentina’s soaring inflation rate, which some […]

By Reuters

U.S. shippers, West Coast dockworkers resume contract talks

Dec. 18, 2014 at 8:09 pm CST

Los Angeles | Reuters — Negotiators for shipping lines and terminal operators at 29 U.S. West Coast ports resumed contract talks with the union for dockworkers on Thursday, as cargo backups continued at the ports, a representative for the labour group said. Officials from the Pacific Maritime Association and the […]

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