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The Long Beach City Council has removed Harbor Commission President Thomas Fields from his position after allegations of excessive travel expenses.
The City Council voted 6-3 to confirm the removal of Fields, who had been under fire over a number of accusations, the most compelling of which was the cost of his international travel.
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International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is seeking tax perks from for the expansion of the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT).
In the first nine months, ICTSI’s net income amounted to $128.8 million, up 22 percent from last year’s $105.8 million. Gross revenues in the first nine months reached $624.7 million, 17 percent higher than the $524.7 million in the same period in 2012.
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Investigators are still trying to figure out what led to the death of a worker at the Port of Oakland on Monday afternoon.
The worker was operating a crane when he fell and died at the scene, U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Mark Leahey said. The victim was a crew member who served as the chief engineer aboard Portuguese ship “Albert Oldendorff.”
The vessel was docked at Schnitzer Steel Industries, a metals recycling company, but the worker was not a part of the business’ ship loading staff, company spokeswoman Jackie Ray said.
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This Journal of Commerce graphic shows the massive scope of the proposed P3 Alliance.
Last week, shipowners in China have voiced anticompetition concerns in the wake of the proposed alliance, to be known as P3. China Shipowners’ Association (CSA) has voiced concerns to the government over the P3 alliance, saying that its massive scale could create unfair competition in the container shipping markets.
The industry group has vowed to monitor the market shares of the P3 members Maersk if the network is to begin operation in the second quarter of 2014 as announced. CSA, whose members include top Chinese state like players Cosco Container Lines and China Shipping Container Lines, indicated it would take “necessary measures” to protect fair competition should abnormal market fluctuations occur after the new network takes effect.
Earlier, the US Federal Maritime Commission Chairman, Mario Cordero, has issued a call to fellow regulators in the European Union and the People’s Republic of China to join him in a Global Regulatory Summit on the proposed alliance.
More at the Economic Times
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