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Now that an agreement has been reached between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) in contract negotiations, West Coast ports can [...]

After nine months of negotiations, billions of dollars in damages to the U.S. economy, and critical port slowdowns and shutdowns for shippers who depend on West Coast ports for their imports and [...]

Q:  What’s worse than standing in an elevator for 10 hours listening to elevator music? A:  Waiting for the PMA and ILWU to come to a contract agreement! BAZINGA! Everyone in the USA is [...]

2.5 billion dollars a day. That huge dollar amount is what long-term work stoppages at the ports cost the U.S. economy according to a study commissioned by the National Association of [...]

Five to ten days: that’s how long we have until West Coast ports completely shut down, according to the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). Two days ago, we posted a shipping news alert [...]

Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local – and Helped Save an American Town This book is the story of the Bassett family in south western Virginia from just [...]

Get ready. It looks like the West Coast ports are about to shut down. The Los Angeles Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association (LACBFFA) forwarded the following words of warning from [...]

The Clash, with their classic “I Fought the Law” song, gives a warning of the common outcome of going against the law. However, the temptation of financial profit that can be made [...]