Monthly Archives for June 2023

USWC longshore contract talks resume while terminal disruptions continue The disruptions happening now are a repeat of events in April when ILWU locals up and down the coast slowed cargo handling to gain leverage on local issues, which prevented coastwide negotiators from addressing broader issues such as wages and pension benefits. USWC longshore contract talks […]

MSC adds North American calls to Latin America-Europe service The ports of Boston and Halifax are getting additional trans-Atlantic coverage through a new rotation on Mediterranean Shipping Co.’s north-south service from Ecuador. MSC adds North American calls to Latin America-Europe service Journal of Commerce

Regulatory support critical for aviation’s green energy transition: IATA The air and ocean shipping sectors have set out their decarbonization agendas, but policy help is urgently required to underpin investment in new fuel technology and production, a global trade group says. Regulatory support critical for aviation’s green energy transition: IATA Journal of Commerce

Vancouver port authority searching for new leader after CEO says will step down Perhaps Robin Silvester’s biggest accomplishment leading the port was shepherding the early stages of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project, which cleared a major environmental hurdle last month and will double Vancouver’s annual throughput capacity. Vancouver port authority searching for new leader […]

Megaship deliveries add to growing capacity on Asia-Europe trade Around 65% of the current carrier orderbook is for ships over 15,000 TEUs in capacity, the majority of which will be deployed on the already oversupplied Asia-Europe trade. Megaship deliveries add to growing capacity on Asia-Europe trade Journal of Commerce

C.H. Robinson taps Ford executive Bozeman as new CEO The appointment of a new CEO for the US’s largest logistics provider comes six months after the dismissal of ex-CEO Bob Biesterfeld, who was let go amid slowing freight demand, rate declines and investor unrest. C.H. Robinson taps Ford executive Bozeman as new CEO Journal of […]

ILWU Canada threatens strike at Vancouver, Prince Rupert ILWU Canada rank-and-file will vote later this week on whether to issue a 72-hour strike notice, raising the unprecedented prospect of disruption on Canada’s West Coast amid job actions by labor along the US West Coast. ILWU Canada threatens strike at Vancouver, Prince Rupert Journal of Commerce

ILWU Canada rank-and-file will vote later this week on whether to issue a 72-hour strike notice, raising the unprecedented prospect of disruption on Canada’s West Coast amid job actions by labor along the US West Coast ILWU Canada rank-and-file will vote later this week on whether to issue a 72-hour strike notice, raising the unprecedented […]

UPDATE: USWC disruptions continue as ILWU flexes power amid wage, manning gap with employers The White House said it was monitoring the fast-developing situation along the West Coast, while a major retail organization urged the Biden administration to intervene and warned about the ongoing diversion of cargo to the East and Gulf coasts. UPDATE: USWC […]

New FMC complaint challenges ‘unlawful’ stevedoring fees in Baltimore Two stevedoring companies are looking to the Federal Maritime Commission to stop what they say is an unlawful access fee at the Port of Baltimore after one of them was invoiced $1.2 million. New FMC complaint challenges ‘unlawful’ stevedoring fees in Baltimore Journal of Commerce