Please find below an update based on the additional tariffs announced by President Trump: Mexico:  Paused.  Announcement by Trump states 30 days. Canada:  Paused.  Announcement by Trump states 30

The summary of this email in case you don’t want to read all the way through is that we have no official word through the necessary channels of any

We are very relieved to advise you that - we were wrong!!!!  The strike has been averted and was announced late last night. The parities have come to an

We certainly hoped we would not need to make this update. As a refresher, back in October a tentative agreement was made with the East Coast Longshoreman and the

We are pleased to confirm the initial press reporting covering a suspension of the strike action of the International Longshoreman Association.  The workers of the ILA have been on

As expected, in the last 24 hours, the USMX and the ILA have finally begun talking and have traded counter offers related to wages. The USMX increased its offer

As of this writing, the anticipated potential strike is set to be effective at 12:01AM this evening.  The following message was posted to the News section of the ILA

The negotiations between the ILA (Dockworkers) and the USMX (Ports/Carriers) have not resumed.  This leaves very little time, and all parties now seem to be preparing for an inevitable

A few folks have asked us about the Canadian branch of the ILA and if they would be joining in this strike?   The short answer is, highly unlikely.  In

Following on our initial message regarding the contract expiration of the US and East Coast Longshoreman on October 1, and the potential for strike action if the contract can