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Hayden Island is situated in the Columbia River, between the Ports of Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA. Port of Portland photo.
A grain shipping terminal developer is shopping around for sites in the Northwest and expressed some interest in the Port of Portland’s West Hayden Island property.
The project developers initially looked at a site at the Port of Tacoma and appear to be doing due diligence to check into competing sites, says Josh Thomas, media relations manager for the Port of Portland’s marine and industrial development efforts.
More at the Portland Tribune
Port unions in 10 nations, including the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, demonstrated Dec. 17 against multinational furniture giant Ikea’s lockout of 350 Teamsters workers from its Richmond, British Columbia, store since May 13.
The protests, arranged by the London-based International Transport Workers Federation, occurred in Tokyo, Rotterdam, Holland, Vancouver, B.C., Gothenburg, Sweden, Helsinki, Finland, Kristiansand, Norway, Aarhus, Denmark, Felixstowe, Britain, Zeebrugge, Belgium, and Sydney, Australia.
They follow a detailed report on the Swedish-founded, Dutch-owned firm’s mistreatment of the workers, issued last month by the ITF and UNI, another global union confederation. Ikea locked out the workers after they rejected company demand for a 2-tier wage system and an end to family health care benefits.
“The report calls on Ikea to end its lockout and end its use of anti-union lawyers at the bargaining table,” the union said.
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The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and the US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) will embark on a joint project to help the country’s ports attract further public and private investment.
As part of a first-of-its-kind cooperative agreement, the two parties will team up to develop a port investment plan toolkit setting out clear guidelines for ports to create investment-quality infrastructure development plans.
Read more at Port Technology
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