The Truth About the New ILWU Contract
After the news broke that both the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) voted to ratify the new West Coast longshore contract, the Los [...]
ILWU Ratified Contract – But Will the Horrible Process Change?!
After just over a year, the contract negotiation process between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) has come to an end. The ILWU [...]
Which of These Chassis Plans Will Relieve Congestion at LA/LB Ports
“Back That Chassis Up” If Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, and Lil Wayne rapped about international shipping, “Back That Chassis Up” would be their biggest song. It would go [...]
3 International Shipping Buzzwords Breaking Ports’ & Shippers’ Banks
What’s wrong with U.S. ports? Now that the contract negotiations between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are over [...]
Ask UCM: Can People Travel As Passengers On Cargo Ships? (w/ Videos)
When we asked last week what you–shippers, our blog readers, our social media followers, or general internet perusers–would like to read about in Universal Cargo Management’s [...]