Industry News

Yesterday, May 3rd, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and employers of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach reached an agreement about the manning requirements for non-automated terminals. What does this mean? This agreement will effectively prevent any

Yesterday, April 20th, the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced that it had reached a tentative agreement with the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). Given that this announcement follows the shut down around Easter, many are pleased to see progress

On Wednesday, Gene Seroka, the Port of Los Angeles Executive Director, announced, “there has been widespread concern over the ongoing West Coast labor contract negotiations and those concerns intensified last week.” Last Thursday and Friday, many workers did not work

As we begin this week, we are met with an update about last week’s situation at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach where workers did not show up for the second shift last Thursday. The night shift for these

WASHINGTON, April 7, 2023 – Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports should climb steadily through this summer but will remain below record-setting levels seen during most of the pandemic, according to the Global Port Tracker report released

Los Angeles ports temporarily shut down yesterday (6th of April) and are expected to continue to be closed throughout the Easter weekend due to a manpower shortage.  It has been confirmed that this work stoppage is a concerted action taken

On March 17, 2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) upheld the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) imposition of the third and fourth rounds of tariffs on China-origin goods under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The 

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2023 – Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to begin slowly climbing again this month after February saw one of the lowest levels since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) continue to negotiate a new contract regarding bargaining agreements covering all major West Coast ports. →

The impact of the railcar shortages on terminal operations can no longer be ignored, we are now starting to see the effects on the west coast. Due to railcar shortages, limited rail allocations, and lack of rail crew, dwell times