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Tentative agreement reached to avoid Eastern port strike
January 8, 2025 NORTH BERGEN/LYNDHURST, NJ (January 8, 2025) – The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance...
Two ports awarded grants from EPA Clean Ports Program
PhilaPort awarded $79.7 Million from EPA Clean Ports Program (Philadelphia, PA – October 29, 2024)?The Port of Philadelphia is proud...
Port strike comes to tentative end
The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance confirmed late October 3 that they reached a tentative agreement...
Biden Administration urges port negotiations to continue
A Statement from President Joe Biden on the Negotiations Between USMX and the International Longshoremen’s Association released October 01, 2024:...
FMI: Port strike, hurricane jeopardizes food supply chains
Oct 1, 2024 Arlington, VA – Today, FMI – The Food Industry Association BB #:162464 President and CEO Leslie G....
USDA addresses East Coast and Gulf Coast port strikes
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the following statement in response to labor...
IFPA updates members on potential port strike
The International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents ports, are currently stalled in contract negotiations. If a...
Newly-certified cold treatment facility to boost fresh produce imports through North Carolina Ports
Wilmington, N.C. – Lewis Nursery and Farms and its subsidiary American Blueberries, LLC have officially opened a USDA APHIS certified...
West Coast port strike averted
The single most important event affecting the produce industry at the moment is no doubt the proposed settlement of the...
SeaPort Manatee economic impact surges 30% in two years
PALMETTO, Florida – SeaPort Manatee’s annual economic impact has surged to more than $5.1 billion, up 30 percent from just...
Port of Long Beach has record activity in July
August 9, 2022 — The Port of Long Beach had its busiest July on record despite a cooldown in consumer...
Oakland: The bizarro port
I’m left a bit dazed by all the news about port closures, delays, and disruptions over the past couple of...
Port of Oakland reopens
The Port of Oakland reopened for business as usual on Monday, July 25. Independent truckers have ended a week-long protest...
PhilaPort unveils plans for $3.5B investments
Philadelphia — PhilaPort is excited to share our vision for the Port’s future anticipated capital need. This vision identifies over...
USDA partners with Houston port, Northwest Seaport Alliance to ease port congestion
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2022 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced plans to increase capacity for exporting chilled and frozen agricultural...
Port of Oakland volume declines as Shanghai struggles with lockdowns
May 20th, 2022 – Oakland, Calif. – May 20, 2022: Port of Oakland cargo volume is down in 2022, a...
Senators urge help for congested farm shipments
West Coast port delays have drawn the attention of California’s two U.S. senators, Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla. They have...
Near-record import levels expected at U.S. ports as congestion continues
March 8, 2022 WASHINGTON – Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to be at near-record levels...
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