Si bien la cadena de suministro global parecía azotada diariamente en 2024, una cosa permaneció constante: un verdadero tsunami de contenedores oceánicos que se movían a través del puerto de Los Ángeles. El centro comercial marítimo más ocupado de los Estados Unidos movió 10.3 millones de unidades...
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Los Angeles, the busiest US container port, plans even bigger future
While the global supply chain seemed whipsawed on a daily basis in 2024, one thing remained constant: a veritable tsunami of ocean containers moving through the Port of Los Angeles.
The busiest U.S. maritime trade hub moved 10.3 million container units in 2024, a record 1.7 million TEUs or nearly 20% higher than a year ago.
“That is our second-best year in the 117-year history of the Port of Los Angeles,” said Executive Director Gene Seroka, who spoke at the annual State of the Port event...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/los-angeles-the-busiest-us-container-port-plans-even-bigger-future
Canada container ports face backlogs, delays
Container operations have resumed following labor-related disruptions at Canada’s busiest ports, which continue to work through backlogs toward normal operations.
The Canada Industrial Relations Board on Nov. 14 granted a request by Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon and ordered an end to lockouts of union workers at West Coast ports as well as at the Port of Montreal. The order also called for binding arbitration in the ongoing contract disputes.
On the west coast, the British Columbia Maritime...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canada-container-ports-face-backlogs-delays
Unions returning to work at Canada ports
Canada’s busiest maritime gateways will be handling containers again after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered the Port of Montreal to resume operations as of Saturday morning.
Longshore workers returned to the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert in British Columbia on Thursday, just days after Canada ordered an end to a lockout of longshore unions by port employers.
The board acted on a request Tuesday by Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon to formally end the work stoppage and send the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/unions-returning-to-work-at-canada-ports
Ottawa orders end to port work stoppages
The work stoppages that have shut down container imports at Canada’s busiest ports will likely be coming to an end.
Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon on Tuesday asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order an end to lockouts of union employees and restart of port operations at the Port of Montreal and the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert in British Columbia.
The order would also direct binding arbitration in the bicoastal longshore contract disputes, and extend the current collective...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ottawa-orders-end-to-port-work-stoppages
British Columbia ports face shutdown in labor contract dispute
Port employers in western Canada will lock out union longshore forepersons Monday in a move that could shut down trade through the country’s key West Coast gateways.
The move by the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) representing ocean carriers and terminal operators at the Port of Vancouver, the country’s busiest container hub, and the Port of Prince Rupert, comes in a contract dispute over 700 forepersons represented by International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/british-columbia-ports-face-shutdown-in-labor-contract-dispute
Top US container ports awarded $1.6B to electrify
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has released $3 billion in funding aimed at cutting pollution at U.S. ports, with roughly half of that going to electrify some of the country’s largest container operations.
Of the 55 grant applicants across 27 states that were awarded money from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Ports Program, the top five winners – the ports of Los Angeles, New York/New Jersey, Virginia, Baltimore and Oakland, California – received $1.6 billion.
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/top-us-container-ports-awarded-1-6b-to-electrify
Report: Biden won’t block dock strike
President Joe Biden won’t intervene to prevent a strike at East and Gulf Coast ports by union longshore workers, according to a published report.
The federal Taft-Hartley Act grants presidents powers to intervene in labor disputes that threaten national security or safety by imposing an 80-day cooling-off period, and forcing employees back to work while negotiations continue.
“We’ve never invoked Taft-Hartley to break a strike and are not considering doing so now,” a Biden administration official...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/report-biden-wont-block-dock-strike
Creditor challenges bankruptcy plan of ILWU dockworkers union
One of the world’s largest and highest-profile dockworker unions, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 30, seeking to shield itself from a crippling damage award owed to Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI).
But the bankruptcy filing is not the end of the saga. The legal battle continues.
Under the proposed reorganization plan, the ILWU would give $6.1 million to terminal operator ICTSI,...
Port of Los Angeles ready for bountiful container volumes
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Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said a 55% year-over-year (y/y) increase in...
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