A potential East Coast and Gulf Coast port strike looming in January, coupled with President-elect Trump’s planned tariff increases, is seen driving volume growth in U.S. container ports through early…
https://gcaptain.com/port-strike-threat-and-trump-tariffs-spark-import-surge-at-u-s-container-ports/
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) are locked in a critical dispute over port automation, with a looming January 15, 2025 deadline that could trigger another…
https://gcaptain.com/ila-usmx-port-automation-dispute-intensifies-as-january-deadline-looms/
When the International Longshoremen’s Association and US Maritime Alliance agreed on a 62% pay raise in order to suspend the strike in early October, they left more difficult issues like automation for after the presidential election.
https://gcaptain.com/ila-usmx-negotiations-will-president-trumps-first-test-be-on-the-docks/
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has halted talks with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) over disputes about port automation, raising the possibility of renewed strikes at U.S. East and…
Logistics Will Navigate a Three Front Storm This Lunar New Year By Lori Ann LaRocco (gCaptain) – U.S. companies importing their Spring season products will have to mitigate their exposures…
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have announced the resumption of Master Contract negotiations starting next month. The announcement comes on the heels of a…
Imports at major U.S. container ports are expected to stay elevated this month, despite last week’s labor strike that halted operations at East and Gulf Coast ports for three days….
https://gcaptain.com/us-port-strike-unlikely-to-slow-import-surge/
By Brooke Sutherland, Josh Wingrove and Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — When the history books are written about the fate of longshoremen in the US, few characters will loom as large as…
https://gcaptain.com/harold-daggett-biography-ila-longshorman-union/
NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) – A strike by dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast that disrupted much of the nation’s ocean shipping this week ended on Thursday, but a key issue…
https://gcaptain.com/us-port-strike-throws-spotlight-on-big-union-foe-automation/
Oct 4 (Reuters) – U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports were reopened on Friday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry’s biggest work stoppage in nearly half a…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-port-strike-leaves-cargo-backlog-in-its-wake/