East Coast ports
As East Coast Port Talks Stall, Late Summer Imports Near Record Levels
Inbound cargo volume across July and August is expected to total 2.34 million containers each month, nearing…
Maersk CEO: Container Demand ‘Biggest Question Mark’ of 2024 Second Half
Vincent Clerc said in an earnings call that a potential East Coast and Gulf Coast port dockworker strike was…
East Coast Port Union Preps Final Contract Demands
The ILA will present the demands to the union's wage scale committee delegates on Sept. 4-5, but have not…
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‘Last Chance’ to Ship In Time Before East Coast Port Strike
Flexport says containers now take 61 days to move from China to the U.S. East Coast, putting shippers on…
Port of Long Beach ‘Recapturing Market Share’ Amid East Coast Port Negotiations
The San Pedro Bay port achieved its busiest June on record in a sign that more cargo is shifting to the West…
ILA Union Says East Coast Port Strike ‘Growing More Likely’
The union says it is still hung up on an automation project instilled at the Port of Mobile, as trade groups…
East Coast Port Union Wants Wage Hikes ‘Commensurate’ With USMX Revenues
The ILA is harping on the profits and revenues that companies like MSC, Maersk and Cosco generated in 2022…
East Coast Port Union Calls Off Master Contract Talks: ‘There’s a Lot of Fear’
The ILA is walking away from the negotiating table due to several automation projects powered by Maersk and…
East Coast Ports, Union Expect to Resume Master Contract Talks
In a joint statement, the union and its port employers said tentative local contract negotiations are…
AAFA Urges Biden to Give East Coast Port Contract Talks a Nudge
The AAFA is calling on President Joe Biden to get East Coast and Gulf Coast port dockworkers and their…
NRF to East Coast Union, Ports: Restart Negotiations ‘As Soon As Possible’
The trade association is concerned of a possible strike later this year as disruption upends the Panama Canal…
What Red Sea Disruption Could Mean for East Coast Ports
"East Coast options now are becoming really limited," said Seko Logistics' Brian Bourke as container ships…
Panama Canal Backlog Sparks Rebound for West Coast Container Volume
West Coast ports saw 24.5 percent inbound container volume growth in November, while volume at East and Gulf…
Union Will ‘Hold Firm’ on 2024 East Coast Port Strike Without New Deal
The cargo that the East Coast picked up this year could shift back west in the absence of a new labor…
One Company Paid $2.4 Million to Skirt Panama Canal Congestion
New data looks at what's going on at the overwhelmed waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.