LA-LB CARGO FLOW IMPROVES AMID DIVERSIONS LINKED TO PROLONGED LABOUR TALKS Reduced backlogs in Southern California due primarily to the diversion of cargo to the East and Gulf coasts have shifted the congestion problems to ports in those regions. MOBILE BREAKBULK DOCKWORKERS AVOID STRIKE, HEAD TO MEDIATION WITH EMPLOYER Union workers at Mobile’s breakbulk and …
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MOBILE’S BREAKBULK DOCKS FACE STRIKE THREAT AFTER TALKS WITH ILA LOCAL FAIL The ILA’s local union at Mobile’s general cargo and breakbulk docks may walk off the job this week if a deal can’t be reached with breakbulk stevedore CSA Equipment. PORT OF CHARLESTON’S HARBOR DEEPENING NEARS COMPLETION The deepening of Charleston’s harbour will enable …
by adminCMA CGM REVAMPS US-LATIN AMERICA NETWORK AMID TRANSHIPMENT DELAYS CMA CGM will reconfigure its current services connecting the US Gulf with Brazil in November and commence a new string between the US East Coast and West Coast of South America in December. CONGESTION EASING AT BNSF ST. LOUIS, FORT WORTH TERMINALS BNSF Railway has lowered …
by adminPORT OF NEW YORK MOVES AHEAD WITH NEW THRESHOLD FOR EMPTY CONTAINER FEE ON OCEAN CARRIERS The Port of New York and New Jersey is moving ahead with new shipping container requirements for ocean carriers and fees for violations. The container late fee, which was originally to be implemented on Sept. 1, was delayed allowing …
by adminNEW SAVANNAH TARIFF PRODS OCEAN CARRIERS TO PICK UP EMPTIES The Georgia ports authority is lowering the number of empties carriers can store at its terminals and increasing fees for storing empties that exceed those allotments. WEST COAST DOCKWORKER TALKS IMPERILED BY SEATTLE TERMINAL DISPUTE A dispute over the assignment of work at a terminal …
by adminOCEAN CARRIERS STEP UP NY-NJ EMPTY SWEEPS UNDER THREAT OF NEW FEE The Port of New York and New Jersey has seen an uptick in empty container sweeps by ocean carriers after its decision to impose a tariff aimed at empty boxes lingering in the region. PORT OF LONG BEACH SEES PANDEMIC-ERA IMPORTS SURGE EASING …
by adminPORT OF LONG BEACH DREDGING PROJECTS APPROVED Officials at the Port of Long Beach, one of the busiest ports in the nation, have approved a $170 million channel deepening project that will improve navigation and safety for bigger vessels. Following an extensive environmental review process, the Long Beach Harbour Commission has now greenlit the project, …
by adminNS OPENING LOTS IN MEMPHIS TO ADDRESS TERMINAL GRIDLOCK Norfolk Southern Railway opened two auxiliary lots to handle as many as 2,000 ocean containers to relieve the gridlock clogging its main terminal outside Memphis. ILWU SECURITY GUARD LOCAL AUTHORIZES LA-LB STRIKE While the security guard contract is separate from the coastwide longshore deal being negotiated, …
by adminCLASS I RAILROADS, MOBILE PORT GET MORE TIME TO WORK DEAL WITH AMTRAK The US Surface Transportation Board has given CSX, Norfolk Southern, and the Port of Mobile more time to reach an agreement with Amtrak over the restart of a Gulf Coast passenger service. NY-NJ PORT TRUCKERS TEPID ON SATURDAY TERMINAL GATES NY-NJ marine …
by adminCHARLESTON MOVES AHEAD WITH PLANS FOR NEAR-DOCK INTERMODAL FACILITY Charleston’s planned near-dock intermodal facility would allow the port more autonomy to move cargo and the ability to connect with major cities like Atlanta and Charlotte. HOUSTON LIMITS ON-DOCK LADEN EXPORTS AS ROLLED CARGO ADDS TO CONGESTION Shippers who move cargo through Houston say more needs …
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