Chaos at Chittagong as port workers' strike creates vessel and box backlogs
Congestion at Bangladesh’s Chittagong Port is mounting, following a wave of strikes last week, with ...
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R: IN LINEGXO: TRADING UPDATE TIMEMAERSK: ROARING BACKFDX: TAILWINDSFDX: WHAT TO EXPECTKO: ABOUT ALL THAT TARIFF NONSENSEKO: PROCUREMENTKO: TARIFFS AND IMPACT OUTSIDE OF THE USKO: TARIFFS AND IMPACT IN THE USKO: TRADING UPDATE HD: DIY RE-PRICINGZIM: A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATSTSLA: CHINA THREATDAC: KEY REMARKSDAC: SURGING GM: SUPPLY CHAIN WOESMAERSK: ROTTERDAM TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONSATSG: OWNERSHIP UPDATE
Some Bangladeshi factory owners are complaining that repair work has forced them to close their doors, temporarily. After the Rana Plaza collapse last year, in which 1,138 people were killed, retailers agreed that factories in the country should undergo inspection. But some owners have threatened legal action and want compensation, saying they can’t afford to keep staff on, make repairs and maintain orders. But retailers involved in the agreement have pledged to keep orders at those factories for two years.
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