by Stas Margaronis Feb 05, 2020
PMA and ILWU pledge joint effort to win back lost market share from East and Gulf Coast Ports
In an unusual display of unity, Willie Adams, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Jim McKenna, president of the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) pledged to work together to help U.S. West Coast ports regain lost market share from rival ports on the East and Gulf Coasts.
China’s Coronavirus impact on U.S. imports & exports
There is a growing threat of disruptions to U.S. imports and exports as the spread of the Coronavirus moves from the Wuhan epicenter to other parts of China, a University of Minnesota supply chain expert warned.
New Port of Oakland Director Wan sets out 2020 goals
Wan says the Port of Oakland is making long-term plans for the future.
Texas pushes projected $37 billion coastal protection complex
The building of the $12 billion Galveston Bay Barrier or ‘Ike Dike’ as part of the proposed $37 billion coastal protection complex may look too big ticket but in comparison to $125 billion in damage from just Hurricane Harvey alone, can Texas afford not to build?
AGTC’s Friedmann says BNSF & Union Pacific need to support U.S. West Coast ports’ competitiveness
Peter Friedmann, executive director of the Washington, D.C. Agriculture Transportation Coalition, says better and cheaper rail service will help U.S. West Coast ports and agricultural exporters reverse lost market share and increase competitiveness
Port of Long Beach’s Cordero concedes losses but notes big ship investments
In his State of the Port 2020, Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero noted that the Port experienced a 5 percent drop in volume in 2019 but he remains optimistic due to $4 billion in capital improvements which have made the port capable of handling 18,000 TEU container ships.
Port of LA’s Seroka outlines competitiveness strategy
Gene Seroka the executive director of the Port of Los Angeles outlined a new strategy for the Port to regain lost market share.
Long Beach’s Cordero says investment in Zero Emissions key to long-term growth
Critics says the cost of doing business at Long Beach and Los Angeles is high and due in part to tough regulations on diesel emissions, however Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach remains optimistic.
Trump Administration supports new rules that industry says will weaken the Jones Act and outsource US jobs
The Trump Administration is supporting new U.S. Customs rules that the Offshore Marine Services Association says will weaken the Jones Act and outsource American jobs in the oil, gas and offshore wind farms industries.
California ports support sea level defense
The majority of California ports came together on December 3rd to announce their plans for improved defense against sea level rise recognizing that climate change poses a serious threat to U.S. ports and coastal communities.
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