Monthly Archives for March 2023

ILWU Canada talks begin with focus on wages, automation: sources It is unlikely an agreement between ILWU Canada and West Coast employers will be reached before the current contract expires on March 31, sources say, as negotiations in past cycles often lasted 12 to 18 months. ILWU Canada talks begin with focus on wages, automation: […]

Visibility providers target challenges of container terminal milestone data Shippers struggling to manage demurrage fees and container availability information have two new options to track the status of containers at ports. Visibility providers target challenges of container terminal milestone data Journal of Commerce

Trucker group opposes Biden’s labor secretary pick over AB5 support The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association says Julie Su’s support of AB5 while California’s labor secretary showed a lack of understanding of the owner-operator trucking model. Trucker group opposes Biden’s labor secretary pick over AB5 support Journal of Commerce

TPM23: Shipper demand for emissions data reveals industry gap Despite the lack of industry-wide emissions measurement, shippers are pressing ahead with their own sustainability programs and working with supply chain emissions data that is available, TPM23 attendees were told. TPM23: Shipper demand for emissions data reveals industry gap Journal of Commerce

Investors back Overhaul’s hybrid risk management–visibility strategy Supply chain risk-focused technology provider Overhaul has channeled demand for reducing exposure to cargo theft into a $38 million funding round just a few weeks after acquiring competitor SensiGuard. Investors back Overhaul’s hybrid risk management–visibility strategy Journal of Commerce

Zim suspends expedited China-US service as pandemic market unwinds Zim is suspending a two-year-old trans-Pacific service, while beefing up a Southeast Asia–US East Coast route, as weakened Chinese imports and too much capacity have combined to pull down container spot rates. Zim suspends expedited China-US service as pandemic market unwinds Journal of Commerce

Zim pulls expedited China-US service as pandemic market unwinds Zim is terminating a two-year-old trans-Pacific service, while beefing up a Southeast Asia–US East Coast route, as weakened Chinese imports and too much capacity have combined to pull down container spot rates. Zim pulls expedited China-US service as pandemic market unwinds Journal of Commerce

CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd join MSC in hiking India–US rates Later this month, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd will impose general rate increases of $600 per FEU and $500 per FEU, respectively, on all shipments from India to North America, but with demand waning, those GRIs may not stick. CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd join MSC in hiking India–US […]

ILWU Office Clerical Unit negotiations under way in LA-LB Contract negotiations between International Longshore and Warehouse Union office workers and shipping lines and terminal operators in Southern California are proceeding slowly with the June 30 deadline approaching, even as the 10-month-old ILWU dockworker negotiations drag on. ILWU Office Clerical Unit negotiations under way in LA-LB […]

ILWU Office Clerical Unit negotiations underway in LA-LB Contract negotiations between International Longshore and Warehouse Union office workers and shipping lines and terminal operators in Southern California are proceeding slowly with the June 30 deadline approaching, even as the 10-month-old ILWU dockworker negotiations drag on. ILWU Office Clerical Unit negotiations underway in LA-LB Journal of […]