Port of Savannah: Busiest February on Record
The Port of Savannah, Ga., handled 479,850 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in February—a 6% gain over the same month last year, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reported.
International Longshoremen’s Association
ITS Logistics Issues March US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index
ITS Logistics on March 20 reported that Los Angeles/Long Beach, Calif., import volumes “remain strong following the Lunar New Year, and there are signs that the trucking capacity-to-demand ratio may soon start pushing rates up for dray and rail capacity.”
Strike Averted, Again: USMX, ILA Reach Tentative Agreement (UPDATED 2/28)
The U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union reached a tentative deal—just days before the new Jan. 15, 2025, contract
Industry Calls For Resumption of Port Labor Negotiations
“Return to the bargaining table,” urged more than 270 federal, state, and local trade associations and government agencies in a Dec. 6 letter to U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by
ITS Logistics: U.S. West Coast Ports Experience ‘Significant Import Volumes Amid Fears of January ILA Strike’
ITS Logistics on Dec. 11 reported that U.S. West Coast ports are “still experiencing significant import volumes, which may result from some inventory being pulled forward to avoid possible tariffs and the
Rail-Mounted Gantry Cranes at Center of Port Labor Talks Impasse
As we’ve noted before, not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf coast port employers, represented by USMX, and the ILA union. Both sides are bargaining as ILA
Port Strike Fears Grow as USMX and ILA Fail to Hammer Out Automation Issues
Not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union. Both sides are
ITS Logistics: Container Traffic Entering West Coast, Current Vancouver Strike ‘Add Strain’ to U.S. Supply Chain
The temporary agreement made between terminal operators and union officials to reopen port operations on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts is currently affecting the supply chain industry, ITS Logistics reported in
Port Strike: Tentative Agreement Sees ILA Go Back to Work
In a joint statement, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) say “they have reached a tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master Contract until
ITS Logistics: Potential ILA Strike Fuels Peak-Season ‘Uncertainty’
Potential labor disruptions at U.S. East and Gulf coast ports, which handle billions of dollars in trade monthly and about 43% of all U.S. imports, plus “heavy pre-tariff shipping” pending the outcome