West coast contract talks between longshore workers and employers begin

default_image

© Khunaspix Dreamstime.

By Alex Lennane

13/05/2014

Yesterday marked the beginning of negotiations between the ILWU and Pacific Maritime Association for US west coast ports. The six-year contract between the pair expires on July 1, and shippers have already been seeking alternative routes and rushing through cargo in June in case of disruption to the ports if an agreement isn’t reached. The talks are to be conducted daily in San Francisco until a new contract is agreed.

Comment on this article

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Topics

Congestion indigestion Strike inaction US ports

Most read news

China hits out at Hutchison plan to sell Panama port holdings to MSC

Liners plan more rate hikes to halt renewed container spot rates decline

TPM: Forwarders need 'clout' to survive as the ocean carriers move in

Gemini schedule reliability falls below 90% target for the first time

Resumption of Suez transits in doubt after return of Red Sea hostilities

Maersk in firing line over 'abandoned container' in Africa

Gemini carriers cut back loading allocations on challenging southern India trade

US CBP sees 90% fall in revenue last month; airfreight sees ecomm slide

Red Sea crisis forces Maersk to increase capacity over strategy limit

Forever 21 blames bankruptcy on de minimis exemption

'Supply Chain Wayne' tells the tale of Connor the Container

Maersk assures shareholders arms shipments 'comply with regulations'

SF Airlines expands, while sister Kerry Logistics is set to lose its name

Ocean Alliance splits ANP service into two to ease Vancouver delays

India could be the new 'superpower of manufacturing', but...

DHL sees opportunities as end of US de minimis exemption looms