Tag: Air Cargo

Shipco Weekly

ILWU, PMA Agree on Manning Deal for non-Automated LA-LB Terminals

Local 13 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), which represents terminal operators and shipping lines, have come to an agreement involving manning requirements for cargo-handling equipment at conventional container terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach, sources report. With this development, a major hurdle has been overcome as it

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U.S.-China Tensions Add to Global Trade Shifts

Political tensions between the U.S. and China are contributing to lower container shipments between the world’s two largest economies, on top of an already-underway reshaping of global trade, according to a major shipping industry boss.  “We are seeing a de-leveraging of trade between the U.S. and China,” Jeremy Nixon, chief executive officer of Ocean Network

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