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Canadian Labor Minister Lisa Raitt plans to meet with representatives of Canadian Pacific and a railroad union today in an effort to prevent a looming strike.
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Overland Park, KS, May 8, 2012—MIQ Logistics announced a new, multi-year service agreement with Minera San Cristobal S.A. for logistics activities supporting mining activities in the province of Nor Lipez in the southern Bolivian department of Potosί. Minera San Cristobal is the largest mining company in Bolivia and is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, one of Japan’s worldwide trading companies with an operating history of over 400 years.
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PORT KLANG: Thousands of container truck drivers stopped transporting goods for two hours to protest against depot operators in Northport and Westport.
Overland Park, KS, April 24, 2012—MIQ Logistics is pleased to announce it has entered into an agency relationship with Transocean Shipping Agency A/S to provide global supply chain services for goods moving in, out and within Denmark. Created in 1974, and a unit of parent company Transocean Group, Transocean Shipping Agency A/S provides a full range of supply chain services in Denmark.
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The West Coast arbitrator who adjudicates labor disputes involving the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and waterfront employers on Wednesday ruled dockworkers in Los Angeles-Long Beach would not violate their contract if they honor a picket line established by office clerical workers in Southern California.
Overland Park, KS, April 4, 2012—MIQ Logistics is pleased to announce its selection by Logistics Quarterly magazine as a Top North American 3PL in their annual compilation. The esteemed list features leading 3PLs conducting business in the United States and Canada.
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What’s going on with the world’s container carriers? Maersk Line and other large carriers say they’re no longer seeking additional market share. Maersk dropped plans to buy a final 10 18,000-TEU vessels, and executives say it may be a few years before it orders more ships because of an expected slowdown in container volume growth. It says it won’t hesitate to pull additional capacity this year if volumes don’t hold up.
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Trans-Pacific eastbound ship lines say they’ll increase rates $400 per FEU in mid-April and ask for more in new service contracts.