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Asia-Pacific
Port Report: Strikes intensify as Australia braces for more longshoreman unrest
Waterfront tensions are increasing as the Maritime Union of Australia declares more wharfside strikes around the country.
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Economics
Which economy? Three heartbeats to monitor
Donald Broughton, FreightWaves’ chief market strategist, helps explain the U.S. economy in a multi-part series. This article focuses on the industrial economy of the U.S.,…
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Asia-Pacific
EXPLAINER: Why Australia’s longshoremen companies are fighting the Maritime Union
Every three years each of the stevedore companies enter into a protracted and bitter dispute with the local longshoremen’s representative body, the Maritime Union of…
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Asia-Pacific
Strike causes truckers to be hit with box detention fees
Playing pass the parcel is fun when you’re a little kid. It’s less so when the parcel is a great big bill that you’re being…
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