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West Coast Port Slowdown Gives Glimpse Into Future Shipping Rates; What To Do About It

Chainalytics (now part of NTT Data)

Lessons from the West Coast port slowdown caused by a labor dispute.

Loaded container trucks line-up at a gate at the Port of Seattle, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in Seattle.

Port Of Oakland Trims Activity Over Labor Dispute

Port of Oakland

According to the port’s website, the Port of Oakland’s international terminal halted staging and gate operations around noon Wednesday.

The massive post-Panamax cranes and container ships of the deepwater Port of Oakland seen from Alameda Point.

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West Coast Port Disruption Continues Despite Labor Pact

International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)

West Coast ports disruption continues despite a recent agreement between port employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILU), according to Peter Friedmann, executive director of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (ATC).

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2015 file photo, the Space Needle towers in the background beyond a container ship anchored in Elliott Bay near downtown Seattle.

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West Coast Port Woes Divert Shipments To East Coast

Zepol Corporation

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which make up a combined 40 percent of U.S. container imports, declined by 19 and 20 percent so far in 2015, while the port of New York/Newark has increased container imports by 8 percent this year.

Semi trucks hauling a containers leave the Port of Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. Nearly all West Coast seaports began the week with dockworkers hustling to load and unload cargo ships that were held up amid a months-long labor-management dispute.

Costa Rica's Largest Infrastructure Project: Container Port Terminal To Quadruple

The new terminal will eventually quadruple the port’s capacity to an estimated 2.5 million TEUs, creating the biggest container port in Latin America.

An artist's rendering of the proposed terminal at Moin, Costa Rica.

Congressmen Seek To Promote Airships For Transporting Cargo

Airships have the potential to carry large cargo payloads over long distances, at a fraction of the cost of fixed-wing aircraft, and can reach some of the most remote locations inaccessible for maritime traffic and traditional aircraft.

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Brazil Poultry Port To Reopen As Trucker Protest Ends

The protests demanding lower diesel fuel prices and higher payments to cover freight costs were concentrated in southern Brazil in its final days, blocking meat exports and leaving some grocery stores with bare shelves.

Brazil's Port of Itajai in Santa Catarina.

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West Coast Port Woes Slam Ag Exports And Logistics Hard

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

Some in the food and logistics industry fear a permanent loss of overseas business.

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West Coast Ports Get Creative As Cargo Piles Up

Port of Los Angeles

All the pressure has management at the Southern California ports, which combined handle 40 percent of all containerized freight for the U.S., thinking about ways they can speed things up.

Semi trucks hauling a containers leave the Port of Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. Nearly all West Coast seaports began the week with dockworkers hustling to load and unload cargo ships that were held up amid a months-long labor-management dispute.

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Port of Quincy Seeks $16.2 M For Intermodal Terminal

The Port of Quincy Intermodal Terminal Infrastructure Expansion Project has received widespread support with dozens of shippers and organizations sending letters to the Washington State Legislature in support of the request.

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West Coast Port Backlog To Take Three Months To Clear

With dozens of ships carrying thousands of containers currently waiting to unload off the coast of California, Chilean exporter association Asoex has called on perishable cargoes to be given priority as vessels are unloaded.

A dock worker arrives at the Port of Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. Nearly all West Coast seaports began the week with dockworkers hustling to load and unload cargo ships that were held up amid a months-long labor-management dispute.

West Coast Ports Tackle Backlog As Shipping Resumes

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

The five-year contract reached Friday after U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez imposed a deadline for a deal, averted a shutdown of 29 ports that would have cost the U.S. economy $2 billion a day.

A cargo container mover carries a container at right next to a cargo ship operated by Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. at the Port of Tacoma, Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, in Tacoma, Wash.

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