The 738-foot MV Full Sources will arrive in Longview Tuesday morning. It is seen here in a 2007 photo leaving Santos, Brazil. Bruno Pricoli photo.
The first grain ship headed to the EGT export terminal is scheduled to arrive at the Port of Longview between 11 a.m. and noon Tuesday after dockworkers on Monday announced they’ve resolved “fundamental” differences with the company.
EGT and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union started negotiating late last week to hammer out an agreement to work at the $200 million terminal at the Port of Longview. About 25 to 35 jobs are at stake.
“Negotiations are currently underway and have progressed to the point that the fundamental issues are resolved. EGT is operating its facility with ILWU-represented employees while the finer details are being worked out,” ILWU Coast Committeeman Leal Sundet said in a written statement.
Both sides say the ship’s docking Tuesday as an important milestone following a nasty, yearlong labor dispute. … Once docked at the terminal, the ship will be loaded by longshore union workers. It will carry 57,000 metric tons of Washington state soft white wheat to Korea, according to a joint press release issued by EGT and the ILWU.