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August 5, 2005 11:00 AM, EDT

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rucks began moving containers from of the Port of Vancouver, B.C., following a six-week strike that ended when the port said it would require trucking companies to agree to a mediator’s recommendations for 90 days, Canadian news services reported.

Several trucking companies agreed to terms of temporary deal that raises trucking rates by between 40% and 50%, the Toronto Globe and Mail newspaper reported.

The strike cost the Canadian economy more than $400 million and forced shippers to scramble to find alternatives to import or export their goods, the paper said.

Truck shipments from the port's its three terminals stopped in late June, when about 1,200 truckers struck over in protest over high costs and low wages.

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