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ILWU, PMA prep for negotiations as container stacks rise LONG BEACH, California Containers continued to pile up at U.S. West Coast ports over the Thanksgiving weekend as negotiators for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association met separately today to prepare for face-to-face negotiations on Tuesday.Cargo volumes are somewhat lighter now as the trans-Pacific trade enters a seasonal slack period. However, since ILWU slowdowns continue to plague all of the West Coast ports, terminal operators have not been able to reduce the container backlogs.
LA-Long Beach container ship backup reaches 2-year high 12 ships were anchored in San Pedro Bay on Tuesday morning waiting to berth. Source: Marine Exchange of Southern California.Twelve container ships were anchored in the waters off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this morning, the most waiting at one time in San Pedro Bay in two years, surpassing the previous record set on Oct. 26 as congestion continues to crush the largest container gateway in the Americas.
ILWU members walk out in Oakland Dockworkers at Los Angeles-Long Beach and Seattle-Tacoma picked up their productivity a bit this weekend, but the situation turned bad in Oakland when members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union walked off their jobs for three consecutive shifts.