Katoen Natie buys Servi-Logistix

Terminal Cuenca del Plata SA (TCP), which is the main container handling facility in the port of Montevideo, Uruguay, is buying 20 hybrid straddle carriers from Kalmar. The new machines are scheduled for delivery during Q3 2024.

Canada breathes a sign of relief as the ILWU Canada membership votes to ratify negotiated contract settlement, ending the threat of further disruption.

Rail service has been suspended after a washout on the rail line that connects to the Port of Halifax.

The ILWU Canada Longshore Caucus has rejected the tentative agreement recommended by the Federal Mediator, putting longshore workers back on the picket lines.

Operations to resume “as soon as possible” following tentative agreement between the BCMEA and the ILWU Canada.

With the strike now in its fifth day, neither side shows any sign of moving towards a compromise; union is seeking increases of 11% and 6% in the first two years of a new contract.