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NEWSFLASH: ILA-USMX contract unresolved, talks may continue into weekend

   Roller coaster negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) are continuing today, with some sources saying Friday afternoon that the chances of a settlement look much better than they did less than 24 hours ago. 
   Talks continued to 10:30 p.m., Thursday, and resumed late Friday morning. Meetings were expected to continue this afternoon and possibly into Saturday and Sunday. (Updates available on American Shipper’s twitter feed twitter.com/americanshipper.)…

Chris Dupin

Chris Dupin has written about trade and transportation and other business subjects for a variety of publications before joining American Shipper and Freightwaves.