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ILWU and ICTSI reach a settlement

News9 Feb 2024

The long running dispute between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI...

News5 Sep 2023

Finally, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which represents over 22,000 employees at 29 US west coast ports, and the P...

News11 Jan 2017

It has taken a decade, but container throughput at the Port of Los Angeles has broken the 8.49M TEU record the port set in 2006....

News1 Feb 2016

Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) is set to open its new highly automated facility at Port of Long Beach’s Middle Harbour in April. Por...

News1 Jul 2015

The US Federal Maritime Commission is investigating new chassis inspection procedures at some US West Coast ports. As part of the recent con...

News9 Feb 2015

US West Coast ports will resume handling vessels on Monday 9 February....

News13 Jan 2015

PMA warns ILWU work slowdowns “have continued to the point where many terminals are in peril of complete gridlock” despite a Federal Med...

News6 Jan 2015

After trying unsuccessfully to get shipping line leaders to the table, the ILWU has agreed to mediation in the long-running West Coast Contr...

News23 Dec 2014

Terminal operators admit they are no closer to reaching agreement with the ILWU and call for mediation....

News22 Sep 2014

Both sides are in no hurry to reach agreement on a new labour contract....

News15 Jul 2014

Box volume at the Port of Los Angeles surged 13.9% in June....

News5 Mar 2014

Shippers at the Trans-Pacific Maritime conference in Long Beach heard that the Pacific Maritime Association is optimistic it can negotiate a...

News12 Feb 2014

The Port of Portland is considering financial incentives to container carriers nearly equivalent to its lease revenue from lCTSI....

News22 Oct 2013

Hanjin Shipping has announced it will stop calling at the Port of Portland in January 2014....

News3 Jul 2012

The US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is currently hearing testimony on a “review of the delays and problems” associa...