LB ports, but contract settlement stays out of reach

11/04/2023

Container terminals at the port complex of Los Angeles and Long Beach reopened on Friday evening, after a 24-hour work stoppage, but there is still no contract negotiation breakthrough.

Hopes of a resolution to the impasse in talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Organisation (PMA) have receded further, suggesting the leakage of cargo flows from the premier US gateway complex will continue.

Work ground to a halt at the start of the late shift on ...