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ILA, USMX strike tentative deal, ports resume operations

News4 Oct 2024

Ports announce reopening after the ILA and USMX reached a tentative wage deal, ending the strike that had disrupted operations....

Carriers invoke Force Majeure as ships begin to pile up off East and Gulf coasts

News3 Oct 2024

Container shipping companies, including CMA CGM, Ocean Network Express (ONE), and COSCO, are invoking force majeure due to the impacts of ...

USMX rejects preconditions, calls for talks with ILA to end port strike

News3 Oct 2024

USMX calls ILA to return to negotiations to end the ongoing strike, rejects any preconditions for resuming talks....

Sea-Intelligence: ILA currently has the upper hand in standoff with USMX

News3 Oct 2024

Sea-Intelligence: The ILA holds the upper hand for now, but if the strike drags on, public opinion may begin to shift, potentially weakening...

Biden urges USMX for a ‘fair offer’ as strike heads into second day

News2 Oct 2024

The ILA plans for the demonstrations to continue around the clock, 24/7, until USMX meets its demands....

Sand: Ships en route to East Coast will have to wait at anchor until strike ends

News1 Oct 2024

Ships currently en route to US east and gulf coast ports will likely anchor offshore, awaiting resolution of the ongoing labour strike, as t...

ILA shuts down ports on Atlantic and Gulf coasts

News1 Oct 2024

“USMX owns this strike now,” said ILA President Daggett. “They now must meet our demands for this strike to end.”...

ILA says it will move forward with strike on Tuesday

News30 Sep 2024

ILA will proceed with the strike on the US East Coast and Gulf of Mexico on October 1. ...

USMX seeks injunction directing the ILA to negotiate

News27 Sep 2024

As the clock ticks down to 30 September, the USMX has filed an unfair labour practice charge with the National Labour Relations Board....

Another east coast strike threat

News26 Sep 2024

Longshoremen at the Port of Montreal in Canada have voted for a strike notice as their union heads into mediation to try and reach a deal on...

FMC urges industry to follow rules ahead of potential strikes

News24 Sep 2024

The US Federal Maritime Commission said it would fully investigate and prosecute any violations of maritime laws and regulations during pote...

USMX calls the ILA to the table

News23 Sep 2024

USMX says it wants to negotiate, ILA says employers refuse to accept its bottom line on pay increases....

Imports steaming into San Pedro

News18 Sep 2024

Import cargo into Los Angeles increased 18% in August as the number of vessel calls at the port reached a four-year peak....

ILA ups the heat with strike threat

News6 Sep 2024

Harold Daggett to USMX: “Let me tell them and all of America the ILA most definitely will hit the streets on October 1st if we don’t get...

Canadian Teamsters ordered back to work

News26 Aug 2024

The Canada Industrial Relations Board has upheld a ministerial direction for compulsory arbitration and a back-to-work order to end the rail...

Canadian rail grinds to a halt

News22 Aug 2024

Unable to reach an agreement with the Teamsters, CN and CPKC locked out 9,300 workers and shut the Canadian rail system down....

ILA, USMX strike tentative deal, ports resume operations

Carriers invoke Force Majeure as ships begin to pile up off East and Gulf coasts

USMX rejects preconditions, calls for talks with ILA to end port strike

Sea-Intelligence: ILA currently has the upper hand in standoff with USMX

Biden urges USMX for a ‘fair offer’ as strike heads into second day

Sand: Ships en route to East Coast will have to wait at anchor until strike ends

ILA shuts down ports on Atlantic and Gulf coasts

ILA says it will move forward with strike on Tuesday

USMX seeks injunction directing the ILA to negotiate

Another east coast strike threat

FMC urges industry to follow rules ahead of potential strikes

USMX calls the ILA to the table

Imports steaming into San Pedro

ILA ups the heat with strike threat

Canadian Teamsters ordered back to work

Canadian rail grinds to a halt

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Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

E-methanol is the most likely pathway for ZEMBA’s next tender

Windsor becomes CVS Ferrari’s UK dealer

Container spot rates take a tumble

ILA, USMX strike tentative deal, ports resume operations

Carriers invoke Force Majeure as ships begin to pile up off East and Gulf coasts

USMX rejects preconditions, calls for talks with ILA to end port strike

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Port of Gothenburg gets direct Ro-Ro connection to Asia

Port of Vancouver’s container volumes recover

E-methanol is the most likely pathway for ZEMBA’s next tender

Windsor becomes CVS Ferrari’s UK dealer

Container spot rates take a tumble

ILA says it will move forward with strike on Tuesday

Map of major ports affected by strike on US East and Gulf coasts

Will port strike severely disrupt US economy?

ILA shuts down ports on Atlantic and Gulf coasts

Fire from overturned truck carrying lithium-ion batteries shuts down Port of LA, POLB terminals