West Coast Port Talks Drag On
Labor talks at West Coast ports dragged into their eighth month last week, with continued reports of cargo slowdowns, freight diversions and officials pleading for a tentative agreement.
December 15, 2014Ocean Shippers’ Anger Mounts Over West Coast Port Delays
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With the holidays fast approaching, shippers’ frustration with cargo disruptions at U.S. ports is boiling over.
November 24, 2014Study Finds Boats, Rails to Be Best Modes For Easing Congestion at Port of N.Y.-N.J.
A draft environmental impact study of ways to ease congestion at the Port of New York and New Jersey shows nearly a dozen alternatives that would primarily use boats and rail to reduce truck traffic at the port.
November 24, 2014N.Y.-N.J. Chassis Pool Plan To Advance, Official Says
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A long-term solution to chassis woes at the Port of New York-New Jersey could come closer this week when a task force aimed at reducing truckers’ equipment troubles votes to approve a portwide pool, a top shipping official said.
November 18, 2014Container Traffic Rises at L.A. Port as Congestion Issues Continue
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased in October as the port works to resolve congestion issues.
November 18, 2014Parties Dispute Port Cargo Delays
Reports of further cargo slowdowns throughout West Coast ports cast new doubt last week on the direction of union contract negotiations that have dragged on for more than six months without a resolution.
November 17, 2014Freight Groups Ask White House for West Coast Port Talks Mediator
More than 100 groups that are concerned about the direction of newly contentious West Coast port contract talks asked President Obama to name a federal mediator to foster a settlement.
November 7, 2014Union Slows Wash. Ports Cargo, Management Says
Negotiators representing West Coast ocean carriers and port terminal operators charged that the union representing dockworkers there has started “orchestrated slowdowns” at the Seattle and Tacoma, Washington ports.
November 3, 2014Savannah Surges as Mighty Gate for Imports on US Growth
Blueberries from Chile, Peru and Brazil may soon be heading toward U.S. tables via Savannah, Georgia, opening another shipping market in the city’s emergence as a major trade hub.
October 28, 2014L.A. Port Chief Predicts Movement in Contract Talks
Contract negotiations between West Coast port operators and dockworkers are progressing toward a tentative agreement in November, the head of the Port of Los Angeles said.
October 24, 2014