Hot Port News from GAC 17-Mar-2020 SPECIAL MEASURES ANNOUNCED, PORTS STILL OPERATIONAL Costa Rica BORDERS CLOSED, FLIGHTS SUSPENDED Peru COVID-19 CONTROL MEASURES Uruguay ENTRY/EXIT OF FOREIGN CITIZENS Ecuador FURTHER EXTENSION…
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A new independent tool to obtain freight tariff, starts in Panama
Panama, a leader in maritime connectivity in the region, according to the United Nations Office for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), lacked a tool that would allow Panamanian importers and exporters…
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Crowley to Begin Direct, Weekly Service from Florida Ports to Costa Rica and Panama
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; Aug. 7, 2017) – To better connect customers’ U.S. and Central American supply chains, Crowley Liner Services will begin fixed-day, weekly sailings on Wednesday, Aug. 9, directly between Florida and Costa Rica…
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 23-Nov-2016 PIER RECONSTRUCTION WORK Novorossiysk, Russia RED ALERT ISSUED FOR HURRICANE OTTO Panama HURRICANE OTTO HEADING TOWARDS COSTA RICE & NICARAGUA Costa Rica & Nicaragua LOCK CLOSURE FOR MAINTENANCE…
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Crowley Recognized for Road Safety Efforts in Costa Rica
(SAN JOSE, Costa Rica; Dec. 17, 2016) – Crowley Maritime Corp.’s liner and logistics group in Central America recently received National Road Safety Recognition from the Costa Rica Ministry of Public Works for their focus…
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Japdeva contracts Damen for pilot vessel
In April 2014, a contract between JAPDEVA (Costa Rica) and Damen Shipyards Group for a Damen Stan Tender 1504 was approved by the Controller General of the Central-American country. The…
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My-Villages Launches DockMaster 8.0 Beta Program
Industry’s Most Popular Business Software Gets Additional Features to Improve Productivity and a Whole New Look Hobe Sound, Fla. – April 24, 2014 – (Marine NewsWire) My-Villages, which owns the popular…
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Trade unions must act now on climate change
London November 2013 –Â Twenty activists from 14 countries came together in Johannesburg last week to determine the next steps in the fight against climate change. Participants at the meeting, which…
13 September 2013 –Â Danne Lemones Smith, a union activist and former representative of the ITF-affiliated Costa Rican SINTRAJAP union, has reportedly been attacked at his home. The incident, on 25…
August 2013 SINTRAJAP dockworkers’ union in the Port of Limon, Costa Rica * ITF affiliate Sindicato de Trabajadores de JAPDEVA y Afines Portuarios (SINTRAJAP) signed a collective bargaining agreement with…