Clerical workers at the Southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have agreed to end an eight-day strike that affected about $1 billion of trade a day, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
December 5, 2012Business
Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in April in ATA’s Appeal in Port of L.A. Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for April 16 in American Trucking Associations’ appeal over what ATA has called “burdensome” requirements the Port of Los Angeles has put on fleets serving the port.
February 20, 2013Business
Southern California Port Truckers Reach Agreement with Australia’s Toll Group
A group of 65 truckers represented by the Teamsters union who work at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, Calif., has reached a three-year agreement with Australian logistics firm Toll Group.
January 11, 2013Government, Business
ATA Brief Rebuffs Solicitor General on L.A. Port Case
The legal argument cited by the U.S. Solicitor General opposing a U.S. Supreme Court review of the Port of Los Angeles clean trucks plan is “terribly wrong,” American Trucking Associations said in a response brief filed Monday.
December 11, 2012Business
Fleets Move to Clear Backlog After SoCal Port Strike Ends
Southern California port truckers returned to work last week, and began moving tens of thousands of containers trapped by the eight-day walkout by the union that represents the port’s clerks,
December 10, 2012Government, Business
Solicitor Supports Court Ruling on L.A. Port Requirements for Carriers
The U.S. Supreme Court should let stand an appeals court decision giving the Port of Los Angeles the right to impose requirements on motor carriers that want to operate at the port, the U.S. Solicitor General said in a legal brief.
December 7, 2012Business
Groups Urge White House to Help End Strike At SoCal Ports; Federal Mediator Steps In
A coalition of about 100 business groups, including shipping and trucking associations, sent a letter to President Obama Tuesday urging the White House to “take immediate action” to help end the strike entering its second week at the Southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
December 4, 2012Business
Mexican Port Picks Up Cargo Traffic as Strike Continues at L.A./Long Beach Ports
A Mexican port 50 miles south of the California border is picking up shipping traffic as a strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continues, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
December 4, 2012Business
Talks Intensify to End Strike at Ports of L.A., Long Beach
Talks to end a strike that began last week at the Port of Los Angeles and since spread to the neighboring Port of Long Beach intensified over the weekend but have not resolved the dispute, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.
December 3, 2012Business
Container Volumes Rise at Port of L.A.
The Port of Los Angeles said its September loaded container volume rose 1.5% from a year ago.
October 15, 2012