b'2American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comNORTHEAST PORTS 2025 Northeast ports waterfront labor and management satisfied to secure agreementAlthough it took a little longer than originally expected, securing an agreement between longshoremen labor and waterfront employers satisfied the interests of both parties.By George Lauriat, AJOTOn March 11 th , 2025, thethe entire workforce. But there International Longshoremensare also Local contracts that Association(ILA)andtheapplytothewaterfrontlabor United States Maritime Allianceatspecificportsandthese (USMX) formally agreed to acontracts are negotiated usually new six-year Master Contract.aftertermsoftheMaster The Tampa Triumph at Conley TerminalThisagreementwasreachedContract have been inked. afteratentativeagreementKellyStrong,whohas The Port of Boston integral toonJanuary8 th ,2025,andbeenalaborattorneyfor followingratificationbyovertwenty-fiveyears,in 24,000 plus ILA rank and file2018becametheExecutive New England supply chainmembers working at AtlanticDirectoroftheBoston and Gulf ports on February 25 th, Shipping Association (BSA), For New Englands importers and exporters, the Port of Boston is an integral2025. Under the terms the newthewaterfrontemployers agreementwillretroactivelygroupnegotiatingwiththe part of their supply chain strategy. take effect on October 1, 2024,Port of Bostons ILA labor on andremaininplacethroughthe local contracts under the By George Lauriat, AJOT September 30, 2030. USMX umbrella. Strongsaidindescribing OnMarch24 th ,2025,the16,196TEULaurenGleasonrecounts,AtestamenttoA M AsterC ontrACt theoverallnegotiationsI containership MSC Verona made its inauguralthe federal, state and local elected delegationWhatwassomewhatwasinvolvedintheMaster visitonatypicallycoldanddrizzlingdaywho advocated for the support. Its a testamentoverlooked in the reporting onContractnegotiations.USMX nestling into the berth at the Port of Bostonsto the leadership that came before me. Its athe negotiations is the two partsrepresentedourside Conley Terminal, operated by Massport.testamenttotheindustry,theshippers,andinvolved in the waterfront labortheemployersandthePort Thiswasntanordinarycall.Theshipall of the port partners and stakeholders thatandmanagementagreement.Associationsandthe[ocean] callrepresentedaseminalmomentfortheadvocated,fordecades,tomodernizeandThe Master Contract, the one(SATISFIEDcontinued on Port.ItwasasMassportsPortDirector(INTEGRALcontinued on page 3) ratified in February applies topage 3)CONNECTING NEW ENGLAND Ranked in the top 5 most productive ports in the U.S., oering:40 weekly global connections, providing direct connectivity to China, TO THE WORLDSoutheast Asia, Europe, the Mediterranean and Latin America 5 weekly services including the new MSC MEDUSEC Service At Conley Container Terminal, we understand that providing direct connectivity to Italy and Spain exceptional customer service is the foundation of 24/7 labor and berth availability 19 possible start times, best-in-class for the East Coastsuccessful partnerships. Our owner/operator model Industry-leading 30-minute truck turn timesenables us to deliver unparalleled service and exibility Three new ship-to-shore cranes and a deep water berthfor every customer, ensuring that your logistics A new freight haul corridor and a dredged Boston Harboroperations are smooth and e\x7fcient.Now handling 16,000 TEU vessels with the arrival of the MSC VeronaDiscover how Conley Terminal is driving growth opportunities for 15 million consumers and over 2,500 businesses at ThePortofBoston.com.'