by Alex Pappas | Dec 20, 2014 | Week in Global Logistics
West Coast Labor Negotiations “Far Apart” – This week the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) released a statement dismissing rumors that negotiations with the International Longshore & Warehouse Union were in their final stages. Instead, the PMA said that they...
by Alex Pappas | Sep 5, 2014 | Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Port of Long Beach Budgets for Over Half a Billion in Improvements – The Long Beach City Council approved the Port’s $858 million budget for the fiscal year including $579 million set aside for improvement projects. These projects include ongoing work like the Gerald...
by Alex Pappas | Aug 9, 2014 | China, Compliance, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Panama Canal Turns 100 –August 1914 marked the official opening of the Panama Canal. The latest expansion project is set to open in 2015 to increase capacity and allow larger ships to traverse the canal. Learn more about the history of the canal presented by the BBC...
by Alex Pappas | Jul 18, 2014 | Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Busy June for Port of Long Beach– Container volume jumped 8% at the Port of Long Beach during June compared to last year. They handled 610,000 TEUS (twenty-foot equivalent units), the busiest June in 7 years. Some of this increase may also be due to importers...
by Alex Pappas | Feb 21, 2014 | Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Panama Canal Expansion Will Resume – The Panama Canal Authority has reached an agreement with their construction consortium, resuming work after a month-long suspension. Under the agreement, the authority agreed to pay $36.8 million for cost overruns. However, there...