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EDC holds its III General Assembly in the port of Leixões, Portugal

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 25, 2024 – The European Dockers’ Council (EDC) is holding its III General Assembly in the port of Leixões,...

Strike at Port of Venice ends

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) October 24, 2024 – The strike of the 108 workers of Nuova Compagnia Lavoratori Portuali (NCLP) of Venice has ended after...

Strikes could spread at Ports of Venice and Chioggia

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) October 22, 2024 – Port workers at the Port of Venice initiated an indefinite strike starting on October 17, which is...

Ports of Naples, Salerno subject to brief labour strikes

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) October 18, 2024 – For a few hours this morning, the Ports of Naples and Salerno were subject to labour strikes lasting a...

Piraeus dockers prevent ship with arms sailing to Israel

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 18, 2024 – Dock workers employed by China’s COSCO refused to handle a container which allegedly is carrying...

Union calls for strike at Port of Venice

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – The New Port Workers’ Association (NCLP-Nuova compagnia lavoratori portuali) has called for an...

Ports: renewal of collective bargaining agreement signed by Italian unions

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2024 – The draft agreement for the renewal of the national port contract was signed today, said a joint press...

End of U.S. East Coast ports’ strike

New York, United States (Ports Europe) October 4, 2024 – The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) trade union agreed on October 3 to suspend a...

European Commission challenges Malta on port labour law

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) October 3, 2024 – The European Commission has decided to send a “reasoned opinion” to Malta for incorrect...

Italy’s Spediporti concerned by U.S. port strike

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 2, 2024 – Spediporto, the association of freight forwarders of Genoa, has highlighted the possible effects on Italy...

Portuguese port pilots call off strike

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 23, 2024 – Port pilots have called off a strike scheduled to start today following a new proposal from the Port...

Update: Further strikes planned by Portuguese port pilots

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Port and harbour pilots are on the second day of a strike for better retirement terms. The current...

Port and harbour pilots in Portugal on strike

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – Port and harbour pilots in Portugal started a strike today at 0700, which will last 48 hours. They...

Strikes at Leixoes and Lisbon, cruise ships divert to Vigo

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The strike called by Portuguese port pilots for today and Tuesday will directly affect several...

Israel begins general strike, ports affected

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) September 3, 2024 – Yesterday, a countywide strike started, affecting many sectors in the country. The action is part of a...

Verdi organises demonstration against proposed MSC-HHLA deal

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 2, 2024 – Last Saturday, the German trade union Verdi organised a demonstration in Hamburg against the planned...

Enel workers continue strike at Port of Brindisi

Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) August 1, 2024 – For nearly two weeks, the Port of Brindisi has been affected by a strike of workers from Enel. Picketing...

Anti reservoirs protest blocked briefly La Pallice terminal of La Rochelle port

La Rochelle, France (Ports Europe) July 21, 2024 – Demonstrators who blocked the La Pallice agricultural export terminal of the French Port Atlantique La...

German seaport operators submit new offer to union

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 13, 2024 – In the wage dispute over dock workers’ pay, Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe...

Draft agreement should ends strikes in Italian port sector

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Today, at the Confitarma headquarters in Rome, the draft agreement for the renewal of the single national...

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