Oct 1 (Reuters) – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) representing U.S. dockworkers has filed for a chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to resolve a pending litigation with the Oregon affiliate of the International…
https://gcaptain.com/dockworkers-union-ilwu-files-for-chapter-11-amid-decade-long-legal-battle/
U.S. container import volumes increased slightly in August compared to the previous, consistent pre-pandemic peak-season patterns, according to Descartes Systems Group’s September Global Shipping Report. The report shows that U.S….
Dockworkers on the U.S. West Coast have voted to ratify a tentative contract agreement reached in June with port employers represented by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), the International Longshore…
https://gcaptain.com/west-coast-dockworkers-approve-new-6-year-labor-agreement/
By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) A tentative agreement covering longshore workers at the largest US ports is within reach after a year of negotiations between the union and employers, according to a…
https://gcaptain.com/white-house-port-envoy-west-coast-labor-deal/
Over one million import container TEUs have shifted away from U.S. West Coast ports annually, according to new report from Descartes Systems Group. Gulf Coast ports were the biggest beneficiary…
https://gcaptain.com/west-coast-ports-have-lost-1-million-teus-to-eastward-import-shift/
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – There are “bright skies ahead” at the port of Los Angeles, according to its executive director, Gene Seroka, given the improving economic outlook. However, he…
https://gcaptain.com/west-coast-labor-deal-crucial-as-container-demand-rebounds/
By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — Normal operations resumed at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as dockworkers returned to container terminals for the Friday evening shift. “It’s a go,”…
https://gcaptain.com/normal-operations-return-to-ports-of-los-angeles-and-long-beach/
By Laila Kearney April 7 (Reuters) – A shortage of West Coast port workers has forced the busiest U.S. ocean trade gateway to largely shut on Friday, after months of strained labor negotiations between…
https://gcaptain.com/pma-says-coordinated-action-by-ilwu-shut-los-angeles-long-beach-ports/
By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — The largest container gateway into the US remained closed Friday morning as a shortage of dockworker labor that halted operations Thursday evening goes into a second…
https://gcaptain.com/los-angeles-long-beach-terminal-closures-stretch-to-second-day/
By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — Negotiations over a new labor contract for West Coast dockworkers are under increasing strain as their employers say a failure to spread out lunch breaks has…
https://gcaptain.com/west-coast-port-labor-talks-strained-over-lunch-breaks/