A depot to temporarily store empty containers and alleviate ongoing congestion at the nation’s second busiest seaport is now open, Port of Long Beach officials said Monday. The 30-acre facility on Pier S, which will run at least...
Read MoreExcerpts from an Apparel News article titled ‘Longshore union wants to see more shipping line honchos at the negotiating table’: A shortage of chassis to transport the cargo containers to rail yards and warehouses...
Read MoreExcerpts from a Journal of Commerce article titled ”ILWU, PMA continue war of words in tit-for-tat press releases”: The ILWU listed nine developments that have contributed to the congestion problems that are now...
Read MoreExcerpts from the Puget Sound Business Journal: Let’s talk face-to-face. That’s the essence of a counter-proposal from longshore union leaders on Monday, after they resisted a week of pressure to bring contract...
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO (December 29, 2014) – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) said today that the PMA member carriers sitting on PMA’s Board of Directors need to come to the negotiating table so that direct and...
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