SUPREME COURT RULES IN NJ’S FAVOR OVER EXIT FROM PORT WATCHDOG AGENCY New Jersey will be able to take over policing of longshore workers at its container facilities after the US Supreme Court ruled the state can exit a 70-year-old compact with New York that established a bistate police force to oversee labour at their …
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ILWU ACTION SHUTS DOWN US WEST COAST GIANT CONTAINER PORTS International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), a labour union which primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, and in British Columbia, Canada, has taken a concerted action to withhold labour at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, …
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NY-NJ PORT, TERMINALS TAKE NEXT STEP IN RAIL TRACK PROJECT The Port of New York and New Jersey and two of its marine terminals are funding further planning on a track project that would mean fewer delays out of the port. HOUSTON APPROVES LONG-DWELL BOX FEES TO PROD SHIPPERS The move to impose fees on …
by admin CHARLESTON 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 …
by admin ILA ASKS BIDEN NOT TO INTERVENE IN CHARLESTON LABOR DISPUTE The ILA wants the White House to stay out of the labor dispute involving Charleston’s Leatherman terminal, after an FMC member sought intervention from President Joe Biden. OCEAN CARRIERS, PORT TERMINALS NAVIGATE OSRA-22 COMPLEXITIES OSRA-22’s immediate requirement for accurate billing of detention and demurrage …
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DATA HELPING DRIVERS ACHIEVE HIGHER LA-LB DUAL TRANSACTION RATES: DRAY ALLIANCE It is enabling “above market” use of so-called dual transactions in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this year. The company, which in December raised $40 millions, 83.8 percent of the company’s transactions at the Southern California port complex involve a driver …
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