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After more than a year of negotiations, the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday.

Argentina is the world's top exporter of soybean oil and meal, the third largest in corn, and a key supplier of wheat.

The Finnish Transport Workers' Union (AKT) ended their two-week stevedores' strike. The union made the announcement shortly before 8pm on March 2nd.

Dock workers at Germany’s North Sea ports went on strike Friday in the latest of several walkouts that have added pressures on shipping as their union demands a hefty pay rise to counter high inflation.

The Maritime Union of Australia reported that wharfies are striking for 48 hours at DP World’s Brisbane, Sydney and Fremantle container terminals, and for 96 hours in Melbourne, to fight against automation, outsourcing, cuts to income protection insurance.

The Strike Club informed that it will continue to provide marine delay insurance for operators in the Straits of Hormuz between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. The Club reached this decision, despite rising political tensions in the area and recent attacks on six tankers.

According to local sources, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU Canada) reached an agreement with B.C. Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA), preventing a shutdown at the majority of the major port facilities, located at the Canadian west coast.

The National Union Chamber of Port Services in Tunisia announced on April 3 that they have planned a strike from 16 to 18 of April. In the meantime, the Union urged their affiliates to observe the work stoppage during this period.

Unite Scotland offshore members employed by Aker and Petrofac voted for industrial action on the Elgin-Franklin, Shetland Gas Plant, North Alwyn, and Dunbar offshore platforms, protesting against the proposed rota changes from 2:3 to 3:3.

Seamen s Union Launches 48 Hour Strike Action in Greece Affecting Key Ports