Industry groups call on ILA and USMX to get back to the table for a new labor deal
March 13, 2024
While 2023 marked the overdue conclusion of a new West Coast port labor agreement between the International Longshore Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association, an East Coast labor agreement awaits to be completed in 2024, by the end of September, between the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX).
Descartes’ December Global Shipping Report points to declines in U.S.-bound imports
December 7, 2023
From October to November, Descartes reported that U.S.-bound container import volumes fell 9%, to 2,099,408 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), which the company observed is consistent with late-in-the-year declines seen in recent years. For the same period, from 2019 through 2022, volumes were down 8.2%, 8.3%, 5.0%, and 12.0%, respectively.
POLA and POLB resume operations, following a brief ILWU work stoppage
April 10, 2023
The potential for a West Coast port labor stoppage looked like it was turning into a reality, with various reports issued late last week stating that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) withheld labor at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB) before returning back to work on Saturday, April 8.
