The service, which will be launched in September 2023, will connect South Florida to Honduras, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador.

The two sides were able to reach a new deal with the help of the Canada Industrial Relations Board.

Business groups  lambasted the union, saying it was time for the government to intervene to ensure that the ports stay open.  

A spokesperson for the Dutch Coastguard said the fire was likely caused by one of the 25 electric vehicles being transported by the vessel.

Matson is looking to reduce its Scope 1 greenhouse gas fleet emissions by 40% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Even before Russia terminated the Black Sea agreement, Ukraine had increasingly relied on alternative routes for its exports.

ILWU Canada said that it did not believe the recommendations proposed by mediators would sufficiently protect port workers’ jobs now or in the future.

When water levels fall, it threatens to choke shipping on the waterways and raise transportation costs. 

The strike at ports that handle about a quarter of Canada’s total traded goods reduced arrivals of container ships and diverted vessels to U.S. facilities.

The volumes for June 2023 were just 5% lower than the port's all-time monthly cargo handling record, which was set in June 2022.