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Trade union ver.di has announced a 48-hour warning strike beginning today, September 2, at approximately 10:00 p.m., with seaport terminal employees in Hamburg, Bremerhaven, and Wilhelmshaven set to suspend work following the call. The disruption is expected to affect not only terminal handling operations but also the connecting rail infrastructure, with significant impact on train…

Canada Tariff Update: Talks Collapsed, 50% Tariffs Now in EffectAs reported earlier this week, trade talks between the USA and Canada broke down and the US has imposed a 50% tariff on over 800 Canadian products, including beverage alcohol, effective as of August 22. Canada has responded by proposing tariffs dollar-for-dollar on American goods, with…

US and Canada Trade War: Tariffs for USA Products Scheduled for September 8 Canada has announced new tariffs on USA products with an effective date of September 8, 2026. While beverage alcohol products are not on the list of products subject to tariffs, more than 800 other products are targeted with tariffs of 15, 25,…

The primary road between Mendoza and Chile, Los Libertadores Border Crossing (Cristo Redentor System), unfortunately was closed again as of 1:00 pm today, Monday, August 24, due to a new weather system affecting the high mountain area, in order to ensure safe transit conditions. Per the latest authority reports, the adverse weather is expected to persist for…

Trade talks between Canada and the U.S. collapsed Friday, and 50% tariffs on hundreds of Canadian products, including beverage alcohol, took effect at 12:01 a.m. on August 22. The US Customs announcement and list of tariff numbers and exemptions is linked here for reference. Canada’s Prime Minister Carney has announced that he will initiate dollar-for-dollar…

The trade talks between Canada and the USA collapsed late Friday evening and the 3 day pause on the implementation of the tariffs expired. As of 12:01 on August 22, 50% tariffs are now in place for hundreds of products, including beverage alcohol. The US Customs announcement and list of tariff numbers and exemption is…

Canada Tariff Deadline: Provisional Deal Announced, Details Still Pending Just before the deadline, Trump announced a three-day delay on the Section 338 tariffs 50% tariffs scheduled to go into effect on August 19 on a multitude of Canadian products, including beverage alcohol. A formal Presidential Proclamation was published, citing a provisional deal with Canada “subject…

50% Canada Tariffs Paused for 3 Days, Deal AnnouncedLate Tuesday night, President Trump announced on social media that the 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods, which were set to take effect at midnight, will be paused for three days. In his post, he wrote that the pause is “subject to the finalization of documents, have…

Albatrans Chile has provided the below important update: We would like to provide the following update regarding the Mendoza–Chile border crossing. Following a meeting held today by the Cristo Redentor System Committee, comprising the Chilean and Argentine Coordinations, and based on the safe transitability reports and favorable weather conditions reported by the road authorities of…

Please be advised of an upcoming strike affecting the Port of Bremerhaven as part of ongoing collective bargaining negotiations. No handling operations are expected to take place at any Bremerhaven terminals for a 24-hour period beginning Tuesday, August 18 at 06:00 through Wednesday, August 19 at 06:00. Additionally, no further truck or rail slots can…