A car carrier transporting vehicles from South Korea to Vladivostok experienced high seas and freezing temperatures encapsulating the cars in a think layer of ice. The captain and crew were unfazed by the ice and used fire hydrants, reagents and crowbars to free the cars. Seafarers are a hardy bunch.
DEAL OR NO DEAL?
There remains no contract deal on the West Coast between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and employer group Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). We are into our eighth month of being without a contract, and it is wearing on everyone. Cargo is...