port News Updates

Business

Talks to Resume Ahead of Sept. 30 Expiration of Labor Contract at East, Gulf Coast Ports

Talks are resuming this week between management and the union that represents East Coast and Gulf Coast dock workers as negotiators work against a Sept. 30 contract expiration.

September 17, 2012
Business

East, Gulf Dock Contract Talks to Resume This Month

Stalled labor negotiations between the International Longshoremen鈥檚 Association and management negotiator United States Maritime Alliance will resume the week of Sept. 17, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service said Thursday.

September 6, 2012
Business

Port of Virginia Signs Up Drivers for Chassis Rental Program

The Port of Virginia is signing up truck drivers for an online chassis rental program as ocean carriers鈥 move away from providing the equipment.

August 16, 2012
Business

OMB Streamlines Review Process for East Coast Port Modernization Projects

The Obama administration said it will streamline the permit and review process for five East Coast port modernization projects.

July 20, 2012
Business

Port of L.A. Container Volume Up 6% in June

The Port of Los Angeles said its import container volume rose 6% in June from a year ago.

July 18, 2012
Business

Retail Groups Urge Ports, Labor to Reach Agreement

The National Retail Federation called on both sides involved in labor talks at ports on the East Coast and Gulf Coast to reach an agreement without a work stoppage, which would force diversions and delays of cargo.

July 17, 2012
Business

SoCal Ports鈥 Cargo Up 2% in April

Total cargo volume in Southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach rose 2% in April, indicating stronger international trade volume at the nation鈥檚 two largest ports.

May 18, 2012
Business

ATA Asks Supreme Court to Review Rulings on Portions of L.A. Port鈥檚 Clean Truck Plan

Attorneys for American Trucking Associations have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision that rejected the Port of Los Angeles鈥 employee-driver plan but left standing several other 鈥渂urdensome鈥 requirements for carriers.

January 2, 2012
Business

Protesters March on West Coast Ports

Protesters from the Occupy movement marched on West Coast ports including in Oakland and Long Beach, Calif., Monday, in an effort to shut down the facilities, news reports said.

December 12, 2011
Business

Oakland Port Resumes Operations Following Protests

Protesters removed barricades from the entrance to the Port of Oakland Thursday聽following an agreement reached between demonstrators and a port workers鈥 union, the Oakland Tribune reported.

November 3, 2011