No Contract Yet - Labor Slowdowns Adding to Congestion? Reportedly, the dockworkers have targeted several terminals at Los Angeles-Long Beach requiring additional steps in the normal safety inspections on trucks and chassis as they exit the facilities. This is causing insufferable delays with the already terrible congestion problems. From JOC: Our sources are telling us … [Read more...]
Congestion at Los Angeles-Long Beach Ports
Congestion at Los Angeles-Long Beach Ports From JOC: Congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach grew worse over the weekend, with no relief in sight as late peak-season container volumes descend on the largest U.S. port complex. According to PMA President Jim McKenna - the problems at the ports is the chassis issue: The root of all evils in the harbor is … [Read more...]
Cleanup Continues After the Fire at Port of Los Angeles
Cleanup Continues After the Fire at Port of Los Angeles Cleanup efforts continued over the weekend at the Port of Los Angeles after the Sept 22 fire at the Pasha breakbulk terminal. The cleanup is expected to take weeks: "It will be weeks before we get the bulk of this wood debris out of the harbor," said Mike Christensen, deputy executive director of development for the … [Read more...]
Operations Resume at Port of Los Angeles Following Fire
Operations Resume at Port of Los Angeles Following Fire From JOC: Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles reopened as of 9 p.m. on Tuesday after being closed for several hours because of a fire at a breakbulk terminal. The port had been closed along with its container terminals, as well as the Alameda Corridor rail route, as a result of air quality concerns resulting from … [Read more...]
West Coast Negotiations – Still Waiting
West Coast Negotiations - Still Waiting From JOC: On August 26th, both sides reached a tentative agreement on the critical topic of medical benefits. Since then, the ILWU and PMA have likely been discussing operational issues with a goal to improving efficiency [PMA] and protecting jobs [ILWU]. Both sides have been really successful in maintaining a blackout on news; … [Read more...]