PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE
Regional Report: San Francisco Bay Area
By Mark Edward Nero
The year isn’t quite over yet, but 2015 was a time of ups and downs for the major ports in the San Francisco Bay area, with rises and falls occurring in traffic volumes, cruise passenger numbers and cargo tonnage.
The battle, which was between the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore & Warehouse Union, was officially laid to rest after the two sides ratified a new five-year contract in May, months after a tentative agreement was reached. The agreement, announced in February, came together after nine months of occasionally contentious talks and decreasing…MORE
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