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STEVEDORE. A person employed in loading and unloading vessels. Dunl. Adm. Pr. 98. Vide Arrameurs; Sac

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Easton said the coverage of the CAISI Repeater Modules allows stevedores to transmit data from handheld scanners to the Worldwide Port System database from nearly everywhere throughout the 50-plus acres of the port, except from inside the holds of vessels, which is why the handheld scanners can do both batch and real-time downloading of cargo data.

CAISI and WPS handheld barcode scanners provide WiFi in-transit visibility at the port of Beaumont

Finnish stevedores and port operators reportedly accepted a settlement proposal late on Tuesday (19 April).

Finnish stevedores and port operators reach agreement - report

Half of the 11,000 port workers, including 6,000 stevedores, are expected to lose their jobs.

Steamrolling Change

Shipping lines have been able to negotiate cheaper rates because of growing competition between stevedores and consolidation in the shipping line industry, resulting in an 8.5 per cent fall in quayside revenue per lift for stevedores.

Australia : Competition reduces stevedores profitability, but infrastructure charges are up

UPDATE: Finnish stevedores' strike ends - report

Other key players include the port of Beaumont, Military Sealift Command, Department of Agriculture, Port Support Activity and stevedores.

SDDC sidesteps Hurricane Ivan

Despite the three duties set forth in Scindia Steam Navigation Co., the vessel owner may nevertheless owe a duty to stevedores if it maintains involvement in cargo operations, participates or exercises control of cargo operations, or undertakes repairs which fail to remedy a dangerous condition.

Section 905(b) and third-party claims: do remedies really still exist? What is the impact on LHWCA claims?

They prohibited the loading and unloading of motor vehicles without registering workers who were not stevedores. The agreements for the reception and delivery of goods exceeded the legal reserve of the stowage and did not respect the liberalization contained in Law 33/2010.

Spain : Six stevedoring companies and five unions sanctioned by the agreements to restrict competition in the Port of Vigo

Industrial action by Finnish stevedores has reportedly shut down the Finnish ports of Kotka, Hamina, Rauma and Helsinki.

Stevedore stoppage shuts ports in Finland - report

Even greater efficiency is gained because stevedores can operate four lanes of traffic simultaneously, said Wright.

Ready Reserve Force ships remain poised for call-up

The ACCC considered whether the vertical integration of an empty container park with Qubes existing rail assets, intermodal terminals and 50 per cent interest in Patrick stevedores could result in preferential treatment for Qube or discrimination against Qubes competitors.

Australia : ACCC will not take action in relation to Qube MCS deal

The work stoppage started early on Thursday morning (14 April), involving some 1,100 stevedores, reported the Finnish news agency STT.