Strike paralysing Finnish ports extended after talks collapse
The two-week strike by Finnish transport workers that has effectively shut down the country’s ports ...
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By Alex Lennane
It appears there may be an end in sight to the troubles in Hong Kong, where Hongkong International Terminals has seen daily losses of between HK$5m ($620,000) and HK$2.4m as dockworkers continue to strike. But now, reports Bloomberg, controversial billionaire Li Ka-shing has hired new workers while others have returned to work – meaning that the average ship waiting time has fallen from 60 hours to 25 hours. Nearby ports in Guangdong won’t be happy with this news – more than 100 vessels have re-routed since the strike began.
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