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Container shipping and charity set their combined sights on ‘greener’ seas

Charities and industry have aligned to urge governments to halt the destruction of marine habitats.
A coalition of charities, including ClientEarth, Coalition Clean Baltic, Oceana, Seas at Risk, and the WWF, says “urgent political will” is required to address the harm caused to marine life.
Oceana Europe executive director Lasse Gustavsson said: “We need to move from the virtual world to the real one.
“Theoretically, protected areas do nothing to preserve European seas from …

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https://theloadstar.co.uk/container-shipping-charity-set-combined-sights-greener-seas/

L.A. & L.B port truck drivers to go on strike

A group of port truck drivers who haul goods to and from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles plan to launch a labor strike on Monday, Oct. 1, a representative for the Teamsters said Wednesday, Sept. 26.

“We’re here to put you on notice that we’re fed up and we’re going on strike,” Preston Richie, a business representative for Teamsters Local 848 told the Port of Long Beach Harbor Commission during its meeting this week. “We’re preparing picket signs as we speak.”

The strike, Richie told the...

http://container-news.com/port-truck-drivers-strike/

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