West Coast Ports – This Week’s Latest
The congestion stress continues at the West Coast ports
- Trucks wait in long lines and shortage of experienced labor persists at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
- Seattle / Tacoma: The union is accused of work slowdowns resulting in BNSF Railway cutting of intermodal service from some interior locations to the Port of Tacoma.
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There are continued reports of cargo diversions to the East Coast and Canadian Pacific Coast ports.
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The ILWU and PMA have not met since late last week to continue contract negotiations. The contract expired by July 1.
- This comes at the worst possible time for agricultural exporters.
“As the West Coast ports melt down, terminals closing, ships skipping port calls or rerouting, chassis unavailable, truckers limited by endless lines at gates and unreasonable hours of service restrictions, we see this having very real, very immediate injury to the U.S. economy and U.S. agriculture, our most important export,” the Agriculture Transportation Coalition said Tuesday from Washington.
Shippers pressure Obama administration to send ILWU-PMA mediator while The Port of Portland is issuing a challenge to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association
Superior Freight Services, Inc. will continue providing updates on the latest West Coast port situation.
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