PORT AUTOMATION DEBATE FLARES AHEAD OF USWC LABOR TALKS The temperature around terminal automation — long anticipated to be the most contentious issue in upcoming West Coast longshore labor talks — is heating up on the eve of the launch of formal negotiations.Diametrically opposed views of management and labor as to the use of automated …
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Trans-Pac vessel reliability ticked higher on US West, East coasts Trans-Pacific carrier on-time performance to the US West and East coasts improved in March despite vessel backlogs at several US ports. But a disparity in the reliability gains showed how upcoming labour negotiations on the West Coast are affecting US ocean shipping dynamics. On-time performance …
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EAST COAST : Asian freight surge puts pressure on NY-NJ empty box returns High import volumes being diverted from the West Coast is putting renewed pressure on marine terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey and forcing additional limits on intermodal truckers for returning empty containers to the port. As a result …
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