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Greece Debates Privatizing Its Two Largest Ports

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's new leftist government has sought to cancel key terms of Athens' bailout program from international lenders, including what it calls the "crime" of selling off strategic national assets.

File photo of Greece's Piraeus Port.

Chilean Fears Grow Over Mounting U.S. West Coast Port Crisis

Around 30 percent of Chilean fruit exports to the U.S. are shipped to West Coast ports, and according to ASOEX the biggest impact was likely to be in table grapes, Chile’s principle fruit export to the U.S.

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The Wall Street Journal: Larger Container Ships Bring More Accident Risks

Their increasing size already is straining the unloading resources at some port facilities and—along with labor troubles—has contributed to traffic issues at the nation’s West Coast ports.

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Pacific Maritime Association Makes 'All In' Offer To End Port Dispute

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

The PMA issued an ultimatum of “continued slowdowns or gold-standard wages and benefits,” offering a three percent year-on-year wage increase for ILWU full-time workers, following three months of port slow-downs across the US West Coast.

Companies that handle billions of dollars of cargo at West Coast seaports said they will hire far fewer workers this weekend, the latest escalation in a contract dispute with dockworkers that threatens to shut down a vital link in U.S.-Asia trade.

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West Coast Ports On 'Brink Of Collapse' Over Labor Contract

National Retail Federation (NRF)

A work stoppage could drain $2 billion a day from the U.S. economy, according to the National Retail Federation, National Association of Manufacturers and U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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Bill To End Container Freight Charge Heads To New York State Assembly

The Port Authority of PANY/NJ is the only port in the U.S. to impose a cargo facility charge on all containers, including empties, according to Maersk Line.

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Oman’s Sohar Port Signs Pact For Flour Mill And Logistics Center

The new project is part of a strategic move to achieve self-sufficiency in essential food products according to Jamal Aziz, chief executive officer of Sohar Freezone.

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Snow Storm Closes Port Of New York And New Jersey Maritime Terminals

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Total snow accumulation is likely to exceed two feet throughout the port over a 36-hour period.

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Panama Canal Shipping Boom To Let Loose

Drewry Maritime Research says it expects transhipment activity through Panama to grow strongly once the expansion of the Panama Canal is completed, which is due to be completed next year.

This is an artist's impression of the Panama Canal Expansion on completion.

$1 Billion Renovation Set For Cuba’s Mariel Port

A $1 billion project to modernize the port and create a special economic zone will add Mariel as a stop on a global maritime highway that stretches from Asia to Europe.

This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2013, shows the first phase of the Cuba's Special Development Zone in the port of Mariel, about 50 kilometers west of Havana.

KFC In A War Zone? Logistics Challenge Companies In War-Torn Regions

When analyzing growth markets, businesses say they look at a variety of factors, including whether they can actually secure and then import the supplies that they need, hire staff and keep those employees safe.

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JAXPORT Welcomes Its Largest Vessel To Date

Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT)

The 8,100 TEU (containers) MOL Competence traveled from Southeast Asia through the Suez Canal and called on other U.S. East Coast ports before arriving at TraPac.

The 8,100 TEU MOL Competence arrived at JAXPORT’s TraPac Container Terminal at Dames Point.

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