US eastern ports prepare to close with labour talks stalledThe dispute, if unresolved, could halt container cargo and auto shipments, affecting the national economy. The Biden administration is push...
30 Sep, 2024, 10.31 AM IST
Beneath the potential strike at US ports: Tensions over innovationDockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts of the United States are threatening to strike over automation concerns. The dispute involves the I...
30 Sep, 2024, 09.54 AM IST
Maersk shares jump as US port strike looms, boosting ratesAP Moller-Maersk A/S shares surged up to 4.9% amid concerns that US port labor talks may fail, potentially causing supply-line disruptions ...
25 Sep, 2024, 10.20 AM IST
A looming east coast port strike could shake the economyMany shipments have been diverted to West Coast ports, where dockworkers belong to a different union that agreed a new contract last year. ...
25 Sep, 2024, 10.03 AM IST
A looming east coast port strike could shake the economyBusinesses are accelerating imports and redirecting cargo to avoid disruptions from a potential dockworkers' strike on the East and Gulf co...
24 Sep, 2024, 05.28 PM IST
Will automation replace jobs? Port workers may strike over itThe International Longshoremen's Association, which has more than 47,000 members, said it had discovered that the gate was using technology...
03 Sep, 2024, 10.20 AM IST
US industries fearing a port strike urge Biden to revive talksAmidst peak shipping season, stable long-term contracts at West Coast gateways draw focus during labor negotiations at East and Gulf Coast ...
27 Jun, 2024, 10.06 AM IST
Port of Long Beach CEO says cargo is up for eight months in rowCombining the numbers of Long Beach and neighbouring port of Los Angeles, the container volumes are seeing a 23% jump in first quarter y-o-...
10 May, 2024, 10.02 AM IST
West Coast dockworkers reach contract deal with port operatorsIn a joint statement released late Wednesday, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association announce...
16 Jun, 2023, 09.07 AM IST
Tentative US West Coast port contract deal reached, union and employers sayThe parties reached a tentative deal on a new 6-year contract covering all ports, ending 13 months of talks.
15 Jun, 2023, 10.06 AM IST
LA ports prepare to manage ship traffic as labour disrupts cargoUS West Coast ports are enduring the longest labor strife since 2015 as talks between port employers and dockworkers approach a full year w...
09 Jun, 2023, 09.14 AM IST
West Coast ports see longest labour disruptions since 2015The International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union, representing 22,000 dockworkers, and the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents...
08 Jun, 2023, 09.43 AM IST
West Coast port disruptions to extend to Tuesday amid labor riftWest Coast dockworkers and their employers have been holding labor contract negotiations for over a year, with the occasional slowdown or w...
06 Jun, 2023, 09.19 AM IST
Union action shuts some key West Coast ports, employers sayThe 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...
03 Jun, 2023, 09.46 AM IST
West Coast port terminals temporarily shut on labor shortageRetailers, manufacturers and importers are avoiding shipping snarls, with respect to the the threat of union, by diverting goods to East an...
10 Apr, 2023, 09.39 AM IST
Bulging warehouses, 28,000 idle containers herald new supply woeResponsible for 42% of all containerized trade with Asia, the US’s largest hubs of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Southern California are de...
29 Jun, 2022, 09.27 AM IST
East Coast container ship queue overshadows West Coast logjamMany of America’s biggest seaports have been overwhelmed by a combination of strong demand for foreign-made products, shortages of truckers...
07 Apr, 2022, 09.16 AM IST