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NJ Assembly Passes Employee-Driver Bill

21 May 2013
The New Jersey General Assembly approved a bill to create a presumption that drayage and parcel delivery drivers are employees instead of independent contractors, but the legislation appears unlikely to become law.
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Fraudulent JOC Article Circulated at NY-NJ Terminals
17 May 2013
A fraudulent article purporting to have been published by The Journal of Commerce was being circulated at Global Terminal
 
NJ Legislators to Vote on Employer-Driver Bill
17 May 2013
A bill to create a presumption that port and parcel delivery drivers are employees and not contractors and allow allegedly misclassified drivers to sue for damages is up for a vote Monday in the New Jersey General Assembly.
 
Coast Guard Approves Raising NY/NJ's Bayonne Bridge
16 May 2013
The Coast Guard yesterday approved plans for the $1.3 billion project to raise the roadway of the Bayonne Bridge....
 
Cut in NY-NJ Port Assessments on Tap
14 May 2013
The New York Shipping Association expects within the next 30 to 60 days to announce a reduction in the per-container assessment that funds longshore benefits at the Port of New York and New Jersey.
 
NY-NJ Terminals to Share RFID Turn-Time Data
14 May 2013
Most Port of New York and New Jersey container terminals have agreed to provide truckers with turn-time data gleaned from newly installed radio-frequency identification technology, a port official said.
 
NY-NJ Truckers Hope RFID Tags Shorten Waits
08 May 2013
How long do drayage drivers spend getting in and out of container terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey? Motor carriers hope radio-frequency identification will provide answers.
 
Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Returns to Jersey City Headquarters
06 May 2013
Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) will return to its headquarters building at One Evertrust Plaza on May 10, following major repairs caused by Hurricane Sandy damage last October.
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Broad Growth in Industrial Real Estate
01 May 2013
Sustained nationwide growth in the construction and absorption of warehouse space indicates that the recovery in the industrial real estate market is here to stay.
 
ILA Maintenance-Repair Workers Ratify Metro Contract
01 May 2013
International Longshoremen’s Association employees of equipment maintenance and repair contractors in the Port of New York and New Jersey voted overwhelmingly to ratify a six-year labor contract.
 
ILA Members Vote on Metro Contract
30 Apr 2013
International Longshoremen’s Association employees of equipment maintenance and repair contractors in the Port of New York and New Jersey are voting today on a six-year labor contract.