There's a big shakeup happening right now with the carrier alliances that dominate global ocean freight shipping, but the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) may throw a wrench in some of the major [...]

41 Days... Tuesday's blog had a positive tone regarding the situation with the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) at East and Gulf Coast ports. The union's praise for President Trump [...]

With less than a month and a half to go before the deal deadline to prevent another dockworker strike shutting down U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports, negotiations remain halted between the [...]

This is a guest post by Jane Dillman. Despite slightly uncertain geopolitics, global trade still presents huge opportunities for business owners and operators. Of course, that’s only true as [...]

Importers are calling on President Biden, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to end or prevent major disruptions to their supply [...]

This is a guest post by Ellie Gabel. Cargo disappearances are becoming more common. Heightened diligence will pay off, potentially reducing loss value. Unfortunately, for those importing or [...]

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) broke off contract negotiations with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), increasing the odds of another dockworker strike, which would [...]

Canada's West Coast ports are going to reopen. Not because negotiations between dockworkers and employers reached resolution or made progress. In fact, part of why they're reopening is because [...]

We've gone 4 days with British Columbian ports shut down, and there is no movement towards reopening them. In fact, multiple news outlets use the word "silence" when describing the situation and [...]

Ports shut down yesterday as a result of a union strike and lockout over contract negotiations. It sounds familiar, but we're not talking about the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) [...]

An interesting thing is happening right now. Despite some industry insiders prematurely calling 2024's international shipping peak season over and dead, there is still strong container shipping [...]

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), representing dockworkers at America's East and Gulf Coast ports, and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), representing their employers, [...]

Shippers want to know when things will return to normal with the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Suez Canal. The situation there massively affects global supply chains for the worse, and shippers have [...]

Why is there an International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) Strike Watch 2025? Because if a new master contract isn't negotiated between now and January 15th, the ILA could be back on the [...]

This is a guest post by Ellie Gabel. Today’s businesses that import and export goods depend on logistics companies to get their goods to the correct destinations on time. Advanced technologies [...]