by A1 WorldWide Logistics | Jan 9, 2025 | East Coast Protests, Economic trends, Shipping Logistics
The ILA and USMX reach an agreement nearly a week before the original contract extension expires. In a January 8th, 2025, announcement, the two parties agreed to replace the expiring contract with a tentative 6-year contract. A joint statement stated, “This...
by A1 WorldWide Logistics | Jan 8, 2025 | East Coast Protests, Economic trends, Shipping Logistics
Port labor talks are resuming between employers and dockworkers, with the current contract extension expiring on January 15th. Negotiations between the ILA (International Longshoremen’s Association) and the USMX (United States Maritime Alliance) have stopped...
by A1 WorldWide Logistics | Dec 26, 2024 | East Coast Protests, Economic trends, Shipping Logistics
As the end of the contract extension approaches, seaports in the U.S. can see the ILA strike happening In January. Months of unsuccessful negotiations between the ILA (International Longshoremen’s Association) and the (U.S. Maritime Alliance) resulted in an...
by A1 WorldWide Logistics | Dec 12, 2024 | Importing, East Coast Protests, Supply Chain
The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts container imports will increase into the new year and could continue into spring. Data from the NRF’s Global Port Tracker, which tracks America’s biggest importers, notes an increase in the near future. In January...
by A1 WorldWide Logistics | Oct 4, 2024 | East Coast Protests, Shipping Logistics, Supply Chain
The ILA port strike ends after days of protests across East and Gulf Coast ports. Since October 1st, nearly 45,000 International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) dockworkers walked out of ports and protested for better contracts. Their previous six-year...
by A1 WorldWide Logistics | Oct 3, 2024 | East Coast Protests, Shipping Logistics, Supply Chain
Conflicts between the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance are resulting in the East Coast port protest continuing. On midnight, October 1st, ILA dockworkers across East and Gulf Coast ports left work on a strike....
