{"id":3898,"date":"2015-07-27T14:32:01","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T19:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/?p=3898"},"modified":"2015-07-27T14:32:01","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T19:32:01","slug":"west-coast-port-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2015\/07\/27\/west-coast-port-news\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast Port News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/West-Coast-Ports-News.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3899\" src=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/West-Coast-Ports-News-300x90.jpg\" alt=\"West Coast Ports News\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/West-Coast-Ports-News-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/West-Coast-Ports-News.jpg 694w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>West Coast Port News<\/p>\n<p>From JOC:<\/p>\n<p><strong>LA-Long Beach looking beyond peak season to greater challenges ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All\u00a0seem to be confident that LA-Long Beach will be able to handle the spike in container volume this peak season. However, there are longer-term challenges: mega\u00a0ships, carrier alliances, truck turn times, and rail performances.<\/p>\n<p>West Coast ports have lost 5% market share\u00a0in the first half of this year while the East Coast gained 3% due to cargo diversions.<\/p>\n<p>Read more from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joc.com\/port-news\/us-ports\/la-long-beach-looking-beyond-peak-season-greater-challenges-ahead_20150724.html\">JOC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Machinists union challenges ILWU work in Long Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The union representing some machinists is challenging the Long Beach Harbor Commission over a requirement that maintenance and repair work associated with the port&#8217;s proposed peak-season chassis pool be performed by the ILWU mechanics.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joc.com\/port-news\/longshoreman-labor\/international-longshore-and-warehouse-union\/machinists-union-challenges-ilwu-work-long-beach_20150717.html\">JOC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>West Coast chassis lessor refuses to pay for ILWU inspections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TRAC Intermodal, one of the\u00a0chassis-leasing companies on the West Coast, refused to pay for mandatory roadability inspections by the union.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter, TRAC stated the invoices received for these safety inspections &#8220;are inappropriate and not compliant with the law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read\u00a0more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joc.com\/port-news\/longshoreman-labor\/international-longshore-and-warehouse-union\/machinists-union-challenges-ilwu-work-long-beach_20150717.html\">JOC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Coast Port News From JOC: LA-Long Beach looking beyond peak season to greater challenges ahead All\u00a0seem to be confident that LA-Long Beach will be able to handle the spike in container volume this peak season. However, there are longer-term challenges: mega\u00a0ships, carrier alliances, truck turn times, and rail performances. West Coast ports have lost [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[7,17,24,3,89,70],"tags":[21,28,110,63,71],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>West Coast Port News - Superior Freight Services Inc.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"West Coast Port News - LA-Long Beach greater challenges ahead;Machinists union challenges ILWU; West Coast chassis lessor refuses to pay for ILWU inspections\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2015\/07\/27\/west-coast-port-news\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"West Coast Port News - Superior Freight Services Inc.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"West Coast Port News - LA-Long Beach greater challenges ahead;Machinists union challenges ILWU; West Coast chassis lessor refuses to pay for ILWU inspections\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2015\/07\/27\/west-coast-port-news\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Superior Freight Services Inc.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Superior-Freight-Services-Inc\/123680337676686\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-07-27T19:32:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/West-Coast-Ports-News.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"694\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"209\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Karen Edwards\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@supfrt\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@supfrt\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Karen Edwards\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2015\/07\/27\/west-coast-port-news\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2015\/07\/27\/west-coast-port-news\/\",\"name\":\"West Coast Port News - Superior Freight Services Inc.\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-07-27T19:32:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-07-27T19:32:01+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/87c1e871084e1ba227c1277e3246b645\"},\"description\":\"West Coast Port News - LA-Long Beach greater challenges ahead;Machinists union challenges ILWU; West Coast chassis lessor refuses to pay for ILWU inspections\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2015\/07\/27\/west-coast-port-news\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2015\/07\/27\/west-coast-port-news\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2015\/07\/27\/west-coast-port-news\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"West Coast Port News\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Superior Freight Services Inc.\",\"description\":\"Global Strategies... 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