Many shipments have been diverted to West Coast ports, where dockworkers belong to a different union that agreed a new contract last year. ...

Businesses are accelerating imports and redirecting cargo to avoid disruptions from a potential dockworkers' strike on the East and Gulf co...

The International Longshoremen's Association, which has more than 47,000 members, said it had discovered that the gate was using technology...

The strike in Canada has brought trouble at the Port of Vancouver and Port of Prince Rupert which are two of the country's busiest ports an...

Supply chains feel much less chaotic today than they did even a year ago, but in the new post-Covid normal, those responsible for overseein...

In a joint statement released late Wednesday, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association announce...

The parties reached a tentative deal on a new 6-year contract covering all ports, ending 13 months of talks.

West Coast dockworkers and their employers have been holding labor contract negotiations for over a year, with the occasional slowdown or w...

The ILWU, which represents about 22,000 US West Coast dockworkers, and the PMA have been in talks for a new labor contract since May last y...

Some observers are concerned that the twin LA-Long Beach docks will struggle to remain the US’s No. 1 ocean gateway over the long run.

Retailers, manufacturers and importers are avoiding shipping snarls, with respect to the the threat of union, by diverting goods to East an...

The most recent data show US consumer spending and retail sales rising at a sluggish pace, a sign that the hottest inflation in almost four...

A surge in strikes and other labor protests is threatening industries all over the world, and especially the ones that involve moving goods...

Responsible for 42% of all containerized trade with Asia, the US’s largest hubs of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Southern California are de...

Disturbances will continue into next year because the global supply chain is so fragile post Covid that any event, small or big, will affec...

Some port workers accuse the longshoremen of adding to the chaos at the ports in the lead up to their contract negotiations, boosting their...

Maersk, which handles almost one-fifth of the world’s container traffic, sees a 2%-4% expansion in the market this year, with a strong firs...