The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) is officially on strike, shutting down ports all along the East and Gulf Coast ports. Read more in Universal Cargo's blog.
I did the math. Here's how much ILA members make. 4 days... East and Gulf Coast ports shutting down next week is practically a certainty. In fact, International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) [...]
6 days... With less than a week before the International Longshoremen's Association's (ILA) master contract expires, even the most optimistic people in the international shipping industry expect [...]
A week ago, we asked in the ILA Strike Watch if the White House will stop the strike. The Biden/Harris Administration has given an answer: No. That's probably not what shippers want to hear [...]
This is a guest post by Charlotte Sanders. Peak season freight surcharges have become a major issue for firms in the logistics and supply chain management industry as they navigate the year's [...]
18 days... The clock is ticking. With about two and a half weeks until a planned strike from the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) shuts down all the East and Gulf Coast ports of [...]
20 days... That's all that's left before a new deal has to be reached between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX). No deal by then, [...]
Last week, shippers thought they could feel a little more optimistic about cargo continuing to flow through East and Gulf Coast ports. After all, the International Longshoremen's Association [...]
For more than a handful of years, a big problem for international shipping has been a trucker shortage problem. A partial, if not full, solution for that problem could be automated trucks. The [...]
