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The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has reached a tentative agreement to return to work after winning a 62% pay raise over six years, but the labor dispute isn’t over. Round II will be fought over the union’s demand to protect its jobs forever by banning any automation at American ports. The union’s demand is no… Read More
A day after union dockworkers at the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports reached a tentative agreement on wages to suspend a three-day strike, President Joe Biden hailed the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) for “critical progress toward a strong contract.” President Biden made a surprise press appearance at Friday’s White House press briefing,… Read More
Dockworkers and longshoremen with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are underscoring a fear being felt across various industries: Will robots replace them at their jobs? The ILA’s three-day strike and ongoing labor negotiations have brought the fight against automation technology back into the spotlight, though it remains unclear whether the union will be able to fend off… Read More
So President Biden’s top aides swooped in with their renowned mediation skills, and saved the average American from a Christmas season of empty shelves and (even) higher prices stemming from a long dockworkers strike. That’s the narrative the White House is peddling about its role in ending the three-day walkout. Not so fast: Biden strong-armed the… Read More
A proposed 400-acre terminal to assemble and deploy floating offshore wind turbines received a boost this week when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill allowing the Port of Long Beach, which is pursing the ambitious project, to streamline the design and construction of the plan, known as Pier Wind. Assembly Bill 2235 — authored by… Read More
Dredging work at Port Hedland’s new logistics and multi-user hub has begun with about one million cubic metres of material to be removed over eight weeks. The dredging will create a deeper access channel, swing basin and berth pockets for vessels at the new $450m Lumsden Point hub, the WA Government says. Lumsden Point will… Read More
HOUSTON— Port Houston continues its remarkable year with 20% TEU growth in August, reaching 367,653 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) during the month. Over the first eight months of the year, total container volumes reached 2,791,127 TEUs, an 11% increase over the same period in 2023. With this pace, Port Houston is on track for another… Read More
U.S. Department of Energy investment in hydrogen equipment and infrastructure Oakland, Calif – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $2.5 million grant to develop and demonstrate advances in fuel cell technology at the Port of Oakland. The grant is part of the Biden/Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The total project cost will be… Read More
Strike – the first by port workers on US east coast since 1977 – threatens to shut down ports from Maine to Texas Joe Biden has urged port operators to give workers a “meaningful increase” in pay after tens of thousands went on strike, prompting some of the busiest ports in the US to brace for… Read More
Some 36 major ports on the US east and Gulf coasts have now shuttered, despite a last-minute near-50% wage increase offer from employers’ association USMX. In a statement the USMX said: “In the last 24 hours, the USMX and ILA have traded counter offers related to wages. The USMX increased our offer and has also… Read More
Mexico finalized plans to take control of a port and quarry owned by Vulcan Materials Co. on its Caribbean coast, deepening tensions days before the nation’s president leaves office. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s administration declared the land south of the resort cities of Cancun and Playa del Carmen a natural protected area, according to… Read More
NEW ORLEANS – Gov. Jeff Landry recently appointed Michael A. Thomas as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) for a five-year term. With the alignment of Port NOLA and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB), Thomas will also serve as Chairman of the New Orleans Public Belt… Read More
The main channel to the Port of Baltimore fully reopened, nearly 11 weeks after a cargo ship lost power and slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, shutting down one of the nation’s busiest waterways. Six construction workers were killed in the March 26 disaster, when a Singaporean containership leaving the port lost power around… Read More
U.S. East and Gulf Coast port workers are set to go on strike at midnight on Monday with no talks currently scheduled to head off a stoppage threatening to halt container traffic from Maine to Texas and cost the economy as much as $5 billion a day. The labor contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association… Read More
It’s increasingly likely that thousands of dockworkers at major ports along the East and Gulf coasts will strike on Oct. 1, those close to the parties tell Axios. Why it matters: Americans would feel this one. A strike would snarl the economy and presidential politics only weeks before the election. If it lasts longer than just a few… Read More