Industrial action at the port of Liverpool, UK, has ended with dockers agreeing a deal with owner Peel Ports.
600 workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of the deal that saw workers receive pay increases of 14.3-18.5 percent. Strike action, which has been escalating since September 19, has now ended and docker workers will resume normal duties.
Unite the Union has confirmed that strike action will take place at the UK port of Liverpool from September 19 to October 3.
Briggs Equipment has delivered a Liebherr LTR 1220 crawler crane to Peel Ports’ facilities at the port of Liverpool in the UK.
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Three ship-to-shore (STS) cranes have arrived at Peel Ports’ facilities in Liverpool, UK, onboard ZPMC’s heavy lift ship Zhen Hua 25.
Damen Shipyards has delivered two Combi Freighter (CF) 5000 vessels to Squtrixo General Trading. Additionally, a CF 3850 will also be handed over to the company.
The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has allocated USD580 million towards port improvement projects.
