ILA readiness to strike highest since 2012
Solidarity between the ILA and ILWU was on display the last time the ILA narrowly avoided a strike (and the ILWU did not).
Solidarity between the ILA and ILWU was on display the last time the ILA narrowly avoided a strike (and the ILWU did not).
The ILA maintains that it will not accept any extension of their current contract nor any potential mediation by the federal government.
Dockworkers are fully prepared to swap pallet jacks for picket signs come October.
Following 15 months of challenges, U.S. ports are once again experiencing substantial growth in inbound containers.
Diesel prices have hit a new high. In a Bloomberg interview, one fuel station owner warned of rationing on the East Coast.
Last-mile delivery service AxleHire has expanded into Baltimore and Washington, giving it a presence in three of the top five cities on the East Coast.
Impending weekend nor’easter could cause significant delays in ground and air freight.
AxleHire is adding two new facilities in Newark and Philadelphia to bolster its East Coast presence.
Establishment of Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (PADDs)
One look at the record books shows that it has been a very rainy year for the East Coast.
Offshore oil drilling across the East coast could end up destabilizing the fishing industry which brought in more than $500 million last year. Building offshore wind power farms could be a better alternative as it would keep the oceans clean while producing energy.