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STRIKES * Europe
* The Netherlands - No End in Sight for Labor Stoppages at Rotterdam Port
(Photo from wikipedia: Mosa River view of Rotterdam)
Rotterdam,The Netherlands -The Journal of Commerce Online, by Bruce Barnard -Feb 8, 2012: -- A labor dispute at APM Terminals in Rotterdam that has disrupted shipping at one of Europe’s largest container handling facilities for over a week shows no sign of an early end... Ocean carriers are mulling whether to bypass the terminal as the strike by around 700 workers is delaying the departure of ships by several hours. Vessels that do sail on time are leaving boxes on the docks... The industrial action, over a new wage contract, has ranged from six-hour walkouts to 10-minute stoppages every hour to do exercises... This is the first industrial action since a wildcat strike in 2010... The dispute is damaging the APM Terminals reputation for reliability. APM Terminals Rotterdam handles around 2.4 million 20-equivalent units a year, with more than 50 percent of the traffic accounted for by sister company Maersk Line...
* Ireland - Haulage protest imminent
Dublin,Ireland -Irish Trucker News -7 February 2012: -- The threat of a mass haulage protest later this month looks set to be carried out after talks between the IRHA and the Oireachtas failed to reach a conclusion... Fuel prices and laundered fuel were the main topic of conversation on the agenda and IRHA president, Eoin Gavin, admitted that the protest was now a distinct possibility... The haulage industry has suffered greatly over the past 24 months and their plight seems to be falling on deaf ears, but it is hoped that the protest will see the relevant government bodies sit up and take notice...
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