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Some 270 business organizations, in a letter asked the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance Ltd. to resume contract talks in hopes of avoiding another strike at the 36 ports on the East and Gulf coasts.The two sides were to have met four times during the week of Nov. 11, but dock workers broke off talks when USMX included wording about automation at the ports – a key ...
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Guenther Siemens, who has been with BBC Chartering in varying positions for more than 25 years, takes over the role of the managing director of Briese Chartering Jan. 1.Siemens, formerly chief operations officer at BBC Chartering, succeeds Ilona Lazareva, who stepping down from the position ...
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Carl W. Bentzel has resigned as U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner and will instead serve as president of the National Association of Waterfront Employees, or NAWE, and executive director of the National Maritime Safety Association, or NMSA.Bentzel was nominated to the FMC by President Trump on ...
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An indefinite strike began 11 a.m. Halloween morning at the Port of Montreal’s Viau and Maisonneuve terminals, by the Canadian Public Employees Union (CUPE) Local 375, the longshore workers’ union.The two Termont-operated terminals are closed, with no rail, truck or ship services provided, paralyzing about ...
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Paul Aucoin, 78, former executive director of the Port of South Louisiana, died Oct. 28.Aucoin, an attorney, joined the port in 2012 as its legal counsel, and was appointed executive director – succeeding Judge Joel T. Chaisson Sr., who recruited Aucoin – in 2013.“Paul dedicated ...
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Longshoremen launched an overtime strike at the Port of Montreal Oct. 10, possibly bringing delays to cargo moving through the port, as mediation is proposed.During the strike, between the Longshoremen’s Union CUPE, Local 375, and the Maritime Employers Association, the port’s terminals will remain open, ...
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American Trucking Associations ended its 2024 Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 15 celebrating Dennis Dellinger’s selection as the federation’s 80th chairman.Dellinger, CEO of Claremont, N.C.-based Cargo Transporters, is a 38-year industry veteran.“I look forward to working with all of you to represent the millions ...
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen, the Oslo-based roll-on, roll-off and vehicle carrier, has promoted Mike Hynekamp to the newly created position of chief strategy and corporate development officer. John Felitto, senior vice president of vehicle services Americas, or VSA, will replace Hynekamp as chief operating officer of logistics ...
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Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt has left his post on Sept. 10, after less than two years on the job.Kristin White, who was appointed FHWA deputy administrator in May, has stepped in to lead the agency in an “acting capacity.”Bhatt announced his departure through a ...
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The Massachusetts Port Authority, or Massport, said Lauren Gleason has been appointed port director, overseeing all maritime business areas.Gleason, who has been at Massport since 2017, has served as interim port director, chief administrative officer and deputy port director of business development during her tenure.“Lauren ...
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