Los Angeles Times: Ports to stop unloading cargo for four days amid labor dispute — Shipping companies said they will stop unloading ships at West Coast ports for four of the next five days because they don’t want to pay overtime to workers they allege have deliberately slowed operations.
Continue ReadingThe Port of Oakland is holding a Regular Boarding Meeting on February 26, 2015. Please, click here to view the agenda.
Continue ReadingMonday, March 9, 2015 to Thursday, March 12, 2015. Liaison Capitol Hill 415 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 638-1616 Hotel Block Closes Feb 12th! Our Annual Meeting to educate Congress and The Administration on the value of the system of ports and harbors in California to the Nation and to […]
Continue ReadingFrom the San Francisco Business Times: Port of Oakland shuts down as labor contract stalls West Coast ports Friday February 6, 2015 by Sarah Aitchison San Francisco Business Times All 29 ports along the West Coast, including the Port of Oakland, will shut down over the weekend. The Pacific Maritime Association, which represents terminal operators at […]
Continue ReadingWest-coast Ports Deal ‘Extremely Close’ Thursday, 05 February 2015 Union urges employers not to shut down terminal operations and to settle ‘a few remaining issues’ at the negotiating table. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) yesterday said it “extremely close” to an agreement with port employers that could end the long dispute between dockworkers […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: West Coast port employers: Shutdown could be 5 days away “West Coast seaports could shut down in as soon as five days — hobbling U.S. trade with Asia — if dockworkers and their employers cannot reach a new contract, the head of a maritime association warned Wednesday in remarks intended to pressure an […]
Continue ReadingCongress to dockworkers, employers: Reach contract agreement soon Concerned that talks could lead to a potential shutdown at West Coast ports, more than 80 members of the U.S. Congress urged the groups representing 20,000 dockworkers and their employers to come to an agreement on a labor contract. by Karen Robes Meeks in the Long Beach […]
Continue Reading2015 Speaker Highlights Mario Cordero Chairman | Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Cordero of Long Beach, CA, was sworn in June 3, 2011, as a Commissioner. Prior to his appointment to the Federal Maritime Commission, Chairman Cordero was an attorney in private practice and served eight years on the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners where […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE New Vessel Review: West Coast Players 14 brought an interesting mix of new vessels to the West Coast, including ferries, pilot boats, tugs and barges. The fact that most of the vessels were built in Pacific Northwest yards to the designs of West Coast naval […]
Continue ReadingMonday, March 9, 2015 to Thursday, March 12, 2015. Liaison Capitol Hill 415 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 638-1616 CMANC’s Washington Meeting Our Annual Meeting to educate Congress and The Administration on the value of the system of ports and harbors in California to the Nation and to advocate for […]
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