The cruise industry is in the “eye of the storm” today. A Dallas lab worker believed to have handled specimens while treating Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who died of Ebola on October 8, is now one of approximately 4,000 people - passengers and crew - aboard the Carnival Magic. The Centers … [Read more...]
Longshoreman Falls into Ship Cargo Hold at Port of Los Angeles
A 57-year-old longshore worker fell more than 20 feet into the cargo hold of a ship at the Port of Los Angeles around 11:45 am yesterday. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the incident occurred while the longshoreman was unloading the NAVIOS VECTOR, a Panamanian-flagged, 623-foot bulk … [Read more...]
Captain Phillips: Behind the Silver Screen, a Look at the Ongoing Legal Battle
Nine of the crew members, approximately half of those who were aboard the Captain PhillipsMaersk Alabama during the April 2009 pirate attack, have filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against shipping company Maersk Line Limited and its owner Waterman Steamship Corp. They are claiming that warnings … [Read more...]
Shipyard Workers Benefit from Energy Boom
The development of technology (fracking) to efficiently produce oil and gas form oil shale reserves in the United States, has led to a boom in the oil and gas industry - thus bolstering jobs for American Shipyard Workers. The Jones Act requires ships that carry cargo between U.S. ports to be … [Read more...]
Longshore Worker Confirmed Dead, UTR Falls into Water at Port of Los Angeles
According to a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department, the longshore worker driving a UTR (utility tractor rig) that fell into the water this afternoon at the Port of Los Angeles, has died. The accident occurred around 3:00 pm at the Evergreen Container Terminal on Terminal Island, according … [Read more...]
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