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Canadian Grant to Electrify Cargo Docks at Port of Quebec

The grant is from Canada’s Green Shipping Corridor Program, which funds low- and zero-emission shipping ventures along with port and terminal equipment and infrastructure.

November 13, 2024
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EPA Clean Ports Grants Pay for Hydrogen Equipment, Planning

Port facilities across six states will receive millions of dollars in federal funding for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles and fueling and charging infrastructure through EPA grants.

November 12, 2024
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Canada Orders Ports to Restart as Labor Disputes Choke Trade

Justin Trudeau’s government directed an independent labor board to end lockouts at Canada’s largest ports, as it did with railways in August, to avoid an economic disruption in the country.

November 12, 2024
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Montreal Port Seeks Trudeau’s Help to End Dockworker Strike

Two terminals operated by Termont Montreal that account for about 40% of the port’s container handling capacity have been closed since Oct. 31 after unionized dockworkers walked off the job

November 7, 2024
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Dockworker Lockout Begins at Canada’s Largest Ports

Dock employers in British Columbia shut out workers Nov. 4 after a union’s strike notice, bringing trade to a halt across Canada’s busiest and third-busiest ports.

November 4, 2024
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New Indiana-Ireland Pact Seeks Direct Container Service

A business pact to form a container service between Indiana and Ireland was signed recently by officials from the Ports of Indiana and Port of Cork.

October 29, 2024
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DeSantis Grants SeaPort Manatee $9.5M After Hurricane Milton

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded SeaPort Manatee a $9.5 million grant to help repair berths and infrastructure after the port sustained $225 million in damages from Hurricane Milton.

October 15, 2024
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Businesses Weigh Fallout From Dockworkers Strike

As day one of the dockworkers strike unfolded, economists were trying to quantify the damage from the supply chain disruption caused by the closure of 36 ports.

October 2, 2024
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Dockworkers Hit the Picket Lines

PHILADELPHIA — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Oct. 1 in a strike over wages and automation.

October 1, 2024
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Largest Strike in Decades Begins at East, Gulf Coast Ports

U.S. dockworkers at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts began their first major strike in decades Oct. 1 in a move that threatens to have downstream impacts on trucking.

October 1, 2024