CARGO flow through Long Beach and Los Angeles continued to climb in June as concern over contract talks between US west coast longshoremen and their employers prompted companies to ship goods sooner rather than later.
Los Angeles cargo volume soared by double digits last month compared to last year, with overall throughput up 13.89 per cent to 736,438 TEU as imports increased 16.55 per cent to 382,666 TEU.
Long Beach also saw big numbers with 610,516 TEU moving through, marking its busiest June in seven years and an eight per cent year-on-year increase, reported the Daily Breeze of Long Beach.
Officials from both ports said customers' uncertainty over labour talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association is a big part of what has driven cargo movement.
Since May, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the employers' Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) have been working toward a new contract that covers 20,000 dockers in 29 US west coast ports.
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20 July 2014 - 16:38
US West Coast: Labour uncertainty drives up cargo movement through San Pedro ports
CARGO flow through Long Beach and Los Angeles continued to climb in June as concern over contract talks between US west coast longshoremen and their employers prompted companies to ship goods sooner rather than later.
PORTS
20 July 2014 - 16:38
Labour uncertainty drives up cargo movement through San Pedro ports
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