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Teamsters take their case to city of LA — and a shipper
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
The Teamsters union today promised to turn up the heat on trucking companies and marine terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach harbor, although their efforts did not affect cargo-handling and gate operations in the nation’s largest port complex.
North American ports
Drayage
Truckers criticize NY-NJ task force report
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Two organizations representing New York-New Jersey port drayage companies are complaining that truckers’ concerns got short shrift in an industry-side task force’s recommendations of ways to make the port run more smoothly.
North American ports
Drayage
Correction: Teamsters initiate labor action at LA-Long Beach in midst of longshore talks
JOC Staff |
In the article titled “Teamsters initiate labor action at LA-Long Beach in midst of longshore talks,” published on July 6, a quote drawn from a tweet was misattributed to a longshoremen.
Longshore labor
Drayage
LA-Long Beach back to normal? Time will tell
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Cargo-handling and gate operations in Los Angeles-Long Beach were back to normal this afternoon after a waterfront arbitrator ordered longshoremen not to honor picket lines established by striking truck drivers.
Longshore labor
Drayage
Arbitrator rules ILWU workers must return to work at LA
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
International Longshore and Warehouse Union longshoremen in Southern California walked off their jobs about 9 a.m. at Evergreen and APL terminals in the Port of Los Angeles today.
Longshore labor
Drayage
Teamsters actions fail to disrupt LA-LB cargo on July 7
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Cargo-handling and gate operations at marine terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach continued without interruption today despite threats by the Teamsters union to initiate an “indefinite strike” against three trucking companies that serve the United States’ largest port complex.
North American ports
Drayage
Drayage drivers again threaten to strike at Vancouver
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
Roughly 400 unionized truck drivers at Port Metro Vancouver are threatening to strike, alleging that they are being paid less than the minimum rate established by the government, CBC.ca reports.
International ports
Drayage
LA-Long Beach running despite Teamsters protest
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
A threat by the Teamsters union to launch a strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach got off to a slow start today as truck drivers were passing out informational flyers in the harbor, but were not setting up picket lines.
Drayage
Trucking labor
Chassis models still evolving
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
For five years now, cargo interests and truckers have been adjusting to a new environment in which shipping lines no longer provide chassis, yet the transition period still has a few years to go before the trade adopts a new model or models, according to an industry expert.
Drayage
Container lines
Teamsters initiate labor action at LA-Long Beach in midst of longshore talks [Corrected]
JOC Staff |
With no contract in place and a tradition of bucking its leadership to make a point, Southern California members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union may choose to honor Teamsters’ pickets on July 7 despite a pledge by its leadership in San Francisco that “cargo will keep moving” on the U.S. West Coast.
Longshore labor
Drayage
Teamsters reportedly planning July 7 pickets at LA-LB
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Organizers backed by the Teamsters Union reportedly plan on July 7 to picket terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach and target the trucks of three drayage companies they have been trying to unionize.
Trucking labor
Drayage
Indian Customs institutes new truck rules at Chennai Port
JOC Staff |
Indian Customs has put in place at Chennai Port new regulations that authorities believe will help tackle truck congestion in the harbor and on roadways connecting the cargo terminals.
International ports
Drayage
ODFL furthers drayage expansion with two new facilities
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
Old Dominion Freight Line has opened two container drayage facilities in Front Royal, Virginia, and Portland, Oregon, in response to customer demand.
LTL
Drayage
Fire your ocean carrier for long terminal dwell times, BCOs told
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Beneficial cargo owners and harbor trucking companies that consistently experience long turn times at container terminals may want to fire their ocean carriers.
Drayage
North American ports
Forwarding
‘Terrible congestion’ at LA-LB
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
With a potential U.S. West Coast labor disruption just days away, truck traffic at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is reportedly slow and congested, making it difficult for some shippers to get containers out of the port complex that handles 40 percent of U.S. trade.
Drayage
FMC looking into PierPass complaints
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is looking whether a program designed to alleviate congestion by encouraging shippers to move cargo during nontraditional hours at Los Angeles-Long Beach isn’t delivering better service in exchange for higher fees.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Drayage
NY-NJ port performance task force unveils report
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
An industry group seeking ways to improve performance of the Port of New York and New Jersey has issued 23 recommendations covering chassis, trucking, communication, performance indicators, and more.
North American ports
Drayage
Virginia beats the clock with Navis N4 terminal operating system
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
The Port of Virginia has launched its Navis N4 terminal operating system at Norfolk International Terminals two weeks ahead of the scheduled July 4 start date.
Marine terminals
Drayage
FMC wades into terminal congestion issue
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission wants to ease congestion at ports and is considering hosting a forum for terminal operators and drayage drivers to discuss how to speed the movement of containerized goods at the gates.
Drayage
North American ports
Hotline targets drayage driver underpayment in Vancouver
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Truck drivers in Vancouver who suspect that they are being paid less than the minimum rate established by the government can now voice their complaints via a hotline established by the port authority and the British Columbia transportation ministry.
International ports
Drayage
Authorities seek to ease growing drayage tension at Vancouver
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Harbor trucking interests at Port Metro Vancouver are working with port and government transport officials to prevent driver unrest from escalating into another damaging strike at Canada’s largest port.
International ports
Drayage
Canada gives millions to reduce Vancouver trucker wait times
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
The Canadian government is contributing C$3 million to a new project that aims to reduce trucker wait times at Port Metro Vancouver.
International ports
Drayage
DCLI offers chassis road service
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Direct ChassisLink Inc. plans on July 1 to launch a program to provide emergency road service to truckers using DCLI chassis that aren’t in cooperative pools.
Drayage
APMT Mumbai wants to expedite import pickups to ease congestion
JOC Staff |
APM Terminals’ management in India’s Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) is asking shipping lines and agents to speed removal of import containers to ease congestion at the terminal.
Drayage
Manila Lifts Truck Ban — But for Just One Lane
Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
The Manila daytime truck ban that was suspended to clear containers choking the Philippine port for the World Economic Forum East Asia summit last month is back in force, but with a slight modification.
International ports
Drayage
Early Progress in Efforts to End Vancouver Port Congestion
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Port Metro Vancouver is capitalizing on a lull in cargo activity before the peak-shipping season begins this summer to implement key aspects of the most ambitious effort in North America to improve truck turn times.
International ports
Drayage
NY-NJ Port Task Force Nears Finish Line
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
An industry committee tackling congestion and other problems at the Port of New York and New Jersey is close to agreement on recommendations, but one potential solution — an appointment system for drayage drivers — faces stiff opposition from motor carriers.
North American ports
Drayage
PierPass in Hunt for New President
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
PierPass Inc. announced today that over the coming year President and CEO Bruce Wargo will transition to the position of chairman, and a search will be conducted for a new president.
Marine terminals
Drayage
New Teamsters Port Strategy on Display at LA-Long Beach
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
A picket line established by independent truck drivers briefly shut down a container terminal at the Port of Long Beach today, but the impact was confined to one facility and was unlikely to result in terminal closures elsewhere in the harbor.
Trucking labor
Drayage
NJ Truck Association Backs Port Driver Classification Bill
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
A New Jersey state senator has introduced an industry-supported bill to clarify port drivers’ status as independent contractors. The bill is a counterpoint to Teamsters-backed legislation seeking to reclassify the drivers as company employees.
Drayage
North American ports
48-Hour Trucker Protest Planned at LA-Long Beach
Peter Tirschwell |
A planned 48-hour protest by truckers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is set for Monday though it’s unclear whether marine operations at the United States’ largest container port complex will be affected.
North American ports
Drayage
Virginia Sets Schedule for Truck Appointment Plan
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
The Port of Virginia has set a schedule for an appointment system aimed at improving truck turn times at Norfolk International Terminals.
North American ports
Drayage
Lengthy Turn Times Drawing Complaints at Port of Oakland
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
The Port of Oakland has come a long way from last summer, when harbor truckers disrupted the port through sporadic work stoppages protesting new clean-truck rules. But based on recent comments from truckers it still has plenty of work to do to improve turn times in the harbor.
North American ports
Drayage
Congestion Continues to Challenge Port Metro Vancouver
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Truck drivers have been back on the job for about one week now at Port Metro Vancouver, but Canada’s largest port remains quite congested, and moving containers into and out of the harbor is a chore.
International ports
Drayage
Congestion Threatens Growth of Southern California Ports, Trucking Leader Warns
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Long truck lines and excessive delays at marine terminal threaten present and future growth at the Southern California ports, a trucking association official said today at the annual Pulse of the Ports meeting in Long Beach.
North American ports
Drayage
Chassis Pool Getting a Closer Look at NY-NJ
Peter Tirschwell |
NEWPORT, R.I. — With a shortage of chassis a major contributor to gridlock at the Port of New York and New Jersey this winter, the idea of a portwide chassis pool is gaining traction as one possible element in an overall solution to the port’s growing congestion issues.
North American ports
Drayage
Smartphone App Targets NY-NJ Drayage Delays
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Drayage
Vancouver Trucker Settlement Sets Up Big Reforms
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Port Metro Vancouver is confident that the revised 14-point action plan that convinced truck drivers in late March to end their four-week strike will establish the framework for a long-term solution to the port’s frustrating drayage problems.
International ports
Drayage
What’s the Cost of Drayage? It Depends
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Pricing for drayage is like many other aspects of the business — chaotic.
Drayage
North American ports
Port Drivers Take the Exit Ramp
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
Joe Lozano bid goodbye to port drayage work in February after seven years of hauling containers to and from New York-New Jersey marine terminals. He hasn’t regretted his decision.
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