As we’ve noted before, not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by USMX, and the ILA union. Both sides are bargaining as ILA members work under a temporary extension of their current master contract until Jan. 16, 2025. The sticking point continues to be what the union calls “automation” and the employers call “port modernization.” At the center of the impasse, says ILA executive VP Dennis A. Daggett, is the employers’ push to...
Ports & Terminals
Op-Ed: Embracing innovation in mooring and fender technologies
As the world becomes more interconnected, ports must evolve to handle the increasing pressures of larger vessels, rising trade volumes, and stricter environmental standards. Richard Hepworth, president of Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure, explains how innovative mooring and fender systems will be central to reshaping how ports operate.
With sustainability, safety, and efficiency as driving forces, new technologies are enabling ports to transition to smarter and more resilient infrastructure....
New green passenger ferry
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HADAG has put its latest green-energy hybrid passenger ferry into operation today. The 33-metre-long ferry has a capacity of up to 250 passengers and will be used on HADAG’s … |
https://maritime-professionals.com/new-green-passenger-ferry/
Value Group welcomes €2 million investment
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Rotterdam-based sustainability innovator Value Group (Value Maritime and Value Carbon) announces that it has secured Energietransitiefonds Rotterdam (‘ETF-R’) as an investor. The fund’s investment will drive... |
https://maritime-professionals.com/value-group-welcomes-e2-million-investment/
New report shows Port Tampa Bay has $34.6B economic impact
A new economic impact report prepared by Martin and Associates shows that Port Tampa Bay, Florida’s largest and most cargo-diverse seaport, has a $34.6 billion dollar economic value on its region and supports more than 192,000 total jobs. In addition to being a top 10 U.S. cruise port, the port handles a wide array of bulk, break bulk, containers, and roll-on/roll-off cargoes, and is a major shipbuilding and repair center.
The report shows the port more than doubled the jobs supported by port...
Canadian Minister of Labour intervenes in port disputes
Canadian Minister of Labour Steven MacKinnon on Tuesday moved to intervene in port labor disputes in Montreal, Vancouver and Quebec City by asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to order an end to work stoppages and impose binding arbitration.
“Canadians have a limited tolerance right now for economic self-harm.”https://t.co/FdaKlhnGVP pic.twitter.com/D20ZakkLN4
— Steven MacKinnon (@stevenmackinnon) November 12, 2024
“As the economic losses threaten the country and begin to...
MARAD awards 31 port projects $580M in new PIDP grants
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced plans to invest nearly $580 million in Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants to fund 31 port improvement projects in 15 states and one U.S. territory. The funding, which is slightly lower than last year’s $653 million in PIDP grants is intended to help increase both capacity and efficiency at coastal seaports, Great Lakes ports, and inland river ports.
“America’s ports are essential to our nation’s supply chains, and thanks...
Port strike fears grow as USMX and ILA fail to hammer out automation issues
Not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by USMX, and the ILA union. Both sides are bargaining as ILA members work under a temporary extension of their current master contract until Jan. 16, 2025. As widely feared those discussions have reached a sticking point on automation, which USMX prefers to refer to a “technology.”
Here’s what USMX said in a statement released yesterday:
“Over the last two days, USMX met with the ILA to...
NAWE names Carl Bentzel its next president
The board of the National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) says that the Honorable Carl Bentzel has been elected to serve as the association’s new president, effective December 16, 2024. As part of this role, he will also serve as the executive director of the National Maritime Safety Association (NMSA).
Bentzel is currently serving his first term as a Commissioner at the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), which he commenced in December 2019, after having been nominated by President...
https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/nawe-names-carl-bentzel-its-next-president/
Port of Montreal: Lockout starts
When Port of Montreal longshore workers voted against accepting “the last and final offer” presented by employers this past Thursday, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA), as it had said it would, imposed a lockout as of 9.00 p.m. Sunday. And this morning, on the first day of the lockout, the CEO of the Montreal Port Authority (MPA), Julie Gascon, warned about the severe economic consequences of a prolonged dispute for Montreal, Quebec, and all of Canada.
We deplore the negative outcome...
https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/port-of-montreal-lockout-starts/