ILA contract negotiations: US supply chains brace for disruption As the Sept. 30 deadline for the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) contract renewal passed, negotiations have reached a standstill, leaving the specter of a potential strike hanging over U.S. supply chains. With little progress made in bridging the gap between union demands and the position of …
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MSC SET TO MORE THAN DOUBLE ITS SHARE OF SLOT-SHARING AGREEMENTS Global liners last week announced en masse their schedules on the main east-west trades come February next year when old agreements expire, and new groupings emerge. Among the key takeaways was how Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s largest container line, will not, as …
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US EAST COAST DOCKWORKER UNION PRESIDENT VOWS TO ‘HIT THE STREETS’ ON OCTOBER 1 The union threatening to go on strike at ports along the US east and Gulf coasts from October 1 has come out with a renewed tough stance over wage negotiations as the clock ticks down to what could be a massive …
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PORTLAND TERMINAL 6 AID ‘URGENTLY’ NEEDED, REPORT SAYS A maritime shipping coalition led by the Port of Portland is asking the state for money to keep Oregon’s only international container terminal running while it searches for a private operator for the money-losing facility. Calling container shipping through Terminal 6 “essential” to state businesses, the port …
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OTTAWA MOVES FAST TO END CANADIAN RAIL SHUTDOWN The Canadian rail strike ended yesterday some 18 hours after it started as authorities moved rapidly to avert an economic disaster. Canada’s two biggest railways shut down yesterday after a midnight deadline passed without an agreement overpay conditions. The stoppage of work by 9,300 engineers, conductors and …
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TMF at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Increase 6.0% on September 1, 2024 The West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) today announced that on September 1, 2024, the TraƯic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will increase by 6%. The adjustment matches the increase in longshore wage …
by adminCANADA’S TWO LARGEST RAILWAYS SHUT DOWN Canada’s two biggest railways have shut down after a midnight deadline passed without an agreement overpay conditions. The stoppage of work by 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers at Canadian National Railway Co (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) marks the first-ever simultaneous shutdown at the country’s main …
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POSSIBLE U.S. PORT STRIKE COULD BACK UP GOODS FOR MONTHS The ILA union issued a newsletter recently focused solely on showing pictures from past strikes accompanied by the text: “The last coast wide strike of the International Longshoremen’s Association took place in 1977. Please take a moment to look through all the photographs displaying all …
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PANAMA CANAL INCHES BACK TO NORMALITY The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has upped the maximum authorised draft allowed for vessels transiting the larger neopanamax locks by 30 cm to 14.94 m as it gets back to normal operations following more than a year of drought linked difficulties. The canal increased daily transits to 35 slots …
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GENERAL AVERAGE DECLARED ON MAERSK FRANKFURT General average has been declared on the badly burnt Maersk Frankfurt, a brand new 5,500 teu boxship which caught fire a week ago. Once the onboard containers are discharged from the vessel at a safe location, they will not be released for on-carriage or delivery until cargo interests have …
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