Two people were killed while a third suffered burn injuries after a fire ignited on a container vessel at the Port of Houston in Texas on Monday, January 8. The Panamanian-flagged Stride was berthed at the Barbours Cut Container Terminal when the blaze ignited in an undisclosed portion of the ship...
Two seafarers died and another crewman was hurt after a fire broke out in the engine room of the 2,174 TEU container ship Stride.
COSCO Shipping Lines had chartered Stride from Danaos Corporation to operate a service connecting the US port Houston with Guatemala, Honduras and Colombia. The service, launched in June 2021 to target reefer cargoes, is jointly operated with CMA CGM, which contributes two chartered vessels.
The fire is said to have occurred while containers were being loaded at...
https://container-news.com/fire-on-boxship-in-houston-kills-two-seafarers-injures-one/
One enduring feature of the gig economy is “multi-apping” — driving or delivering for several platforms. Many gig workers drive not only with Uber, for example, but with Lyft, too.
The problem, though, is that gig workers don’t receive benefits from any of the platforms they work for due to their legal status as independent contractors, which has contributed to a back-and-forth between gig workers and gig companies that has roiled the gig economy for months.
But what if gig workers not only...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stride-aims-to-give-every-gig-worker-a-portable-benefits-account
Food delivery drivers last week claimed a win in the ongoing gig economy battle between employers and their workers, who are often classified as independent contractors instead of employees and are deprived of the benefits that come with full employment. Last Thursday, the New York City Council approved a legislative package that, among other things, established a minimum payment per trip for delivery drivers. But for the more than 70% of gig workers living paycheck to paycheck, that money is...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/payfare-stride-partner-on-real-time-payments-for-gig-workers
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What’s a road trip without a little company? You could argue that rideshare drivers almost always have company on their trips — their passengers — but, well, they aren’t always the best company. However, another breed of passenger will always have drivers’ backs.
Companion apps have long been a rideshare driver’s best friend. But with the sea of rideshare apps flooding the app store these days, it can be difficult to pick the right co-pilot. Modern Shipper polled the Uber/Lyft Drivers Facebook...
