The ILWU leadership and the BCMEA have ‘concluded a negotiated collective agreement’ two days after the union’s rank and file rejected a deal recommended by the leadership. The rejection of two deals so far suggests that third time might not necessarily be the charm

BIMCO analyst Filipe Gouveia forecasts an increase in US exports next year, which could help ensure sufficient global maize supplies and mitigate losses resulting from the war in Ukraine and, for now, the end of the Black Sea grain agreement

As the 2022-23 trading year ends, Russia has solidified its standing as the world’s top wheat exporter, reaching a record 45.5m tonnes according to the US Department of Agriculture. By contrast, Ukraine’s planted area has dropped ‘significantly’ as a result of the situation in Ukraine, with next year’s production forecast to be the smallest crop in more than a decade

Seafarers’ mental health is being put at risk by payment of hefty recruitment fees. Recruitment agents’ demanding fees could seriously damage the industry’s reputation

A series of meetings Thursday through Friday night failed to yield a tentative agreement, but the parties remain at the table. Business groups have warned of the impacts of a strike on Canada’s west coast ports, which handle about 16% of the nation’s traded goods annually

British chemical group Ineos says it will capitalise on its experience in ethane gas transportation to develop a ‘pipeline’ of LNG into Europe