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International container volume in North America increased 3.9 percent during the second quarter, marking the best quarterly results in a year, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s (IANA) “Intermodal Market Trends and Statistics Report” issued last month.
In absolute terms, the quarter also served as the international segment’s highest second quarter since 2008, IANA officials said in a prepared statement. U.S. container volumes picked up nearly 4 percent during the quarter, with increases near 3 percent on the West Coast and 5 percent on the East Coast.
“In comparison, Canadian container import volumes continued to make great strides, particularly on the West Coast, where imports through the ports of Prince Rupert and Vancouver posted nearly 20 percent year-over-year gains in the quarter,” they said.
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Proposed Nicaragua CanalNicaragua and a Hong Kong-based company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on financing $30 billion for construction of an inter-oceanic canal.
The canal would cater to larger ships than the Panama Canal and would be Central America’s second main waterway.
The Nicaraguan Canal would be similar to the Panama Canal and cost $30,000 million.
According to theaustralian.com, this document was signed by Nicaraguan deputy foreign minister and the president of the Grand Interoceanic Canal Authority, Manuel Coronel Kautz, and the head of the HK Nicaragua Development Inversion Company, Wing Jang.
The Nicaraguan government stated that three Dutch companies currently are conducting pre-feasibility studies for the construction of the canal.
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Proposed Nicaragua CanalNicaragua y una empresa de Hong Kong han firmado un memorando de entendimiento (MOU) sobre el financiamiento de $30 mil millones para la construcción de un canal interoceánico.
El canal que acogerá a los buques más grandes que los del Canal de Panamá será la segunda principal vía interoceánica de América Central.
El Canal de Nicaragua será semejante al Canal de Panamá y tendrá un costo de 30.000 millones de dólares.
Según theaustralian.com, este documento fue firmado por el viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Nicaragua y el presidente de la Autoridad del Gran Canal Interoceánico, Manuel Coronel Kautz, y el jefe de la empresa de Inversión para el Desarrollo Hong Kong – Nicaragua, Wing Jang.
El gobierno de Nicaragua declaró que tres empresas holandesas actualmente están llevando a cabo estudios de pre-factibilidad para la construcción del canal.
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The president of ITF (International Transport Workers Federation) had a meeting with Harold Dagget, president of ILA (International longshoremen’s Association) and Bob McElrath, president of ILWU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union) regarding mutual promises on the subject of job security, retraining, jurisdiction and improved working conditions in exchange for increased automation.
In order to replace the old contract that expires on September the 30th, ILA wants to get a new coastwide master contract.
In Australia there is also a dispute between the Maritme Union of Australia and Patrick Stevedores over automation plans in botany ports.
Crumlin, head of the Maritime Union of Australia, said “How automation is introduced has been established as an issue for all international dock workers, their employers and their shareholders and customers”.
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