by Stas Margaronis Oct 15, 2024
IMO proposes ‘pricing mechanism’ for ships to reduce Ghg emissions
The United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) is considering a ‘pricing mechanism’ to accelerate international shipping’s transition away from greenhouse gases (ghg) and toward zero emissions.
Seafarers’ Ministry of The Golden Gate champions mariners’ rights
Some container ships and bulk carriers arriving at U.S. ports generate complaints from their crew members that they suffer from substandard conditions that include a shortage of food, according to Robert Wilkins, Executive Director, International Maritime Center and Chief Program Officer, Seafarers' Ministry of the Golden Gate.
Is the ILA wrong about automation?
The recently resolved International Longshoremen’s Association’s (ILA) strike, which shut down ports on the East and Gulf Coasts, wasn’t just about wages and benefits but also focused on opposing automation at container terminals where the union says jobs are threatened. But is the ILA right about the threat of automation?
Climate change: Port of Hueneme weathers the storms
Within the last year, the Port of Hueneme, located in Ventura County, California, was hit by 8 inches of rain in two hours plus a drought hurting blueberry shipments from Peru and hurricanes hurting Mexican banana imports, reports Kristin Decas, Executive Director, Port of Hueneme.
Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Su says employers “have refused” good faith offer to ILA
In the first day of the longshore strike that has shut down ports on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts, Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su criticized employers represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance
USMX says IT & ILA “have traded counter offers related to wages”
On September 30th, the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), representing employers at U.S. East and Gulf ports, said it and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) “have traded counter offers related to wages.”
Norway’s Vard develops ocean charger: Offshore wind charging for service operation vessels
Vard, the Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer, is working with sister company Seaonics to develop Ocean Charger, offshore wind turbine-based battery charging, primarily designed for Service Operation Vessels, (SOVs) that service offshore wind farms.
Harbor Trucking Association and Forum Mobility say battery charging infrastructure key to zero emission trucking
Matt Schrap, CEO Harbor Trucking Association (HTA) and Matt LeDuq, CEO Forum Mobility, which is developing truck charging stations, both agreed that truck charging infrastructure is a key element in supporting zero emission trucking in California and should have been prioritized by new California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations.
USMX says ILA won’t negotiate but union says employers resist wage, benefit & working condition improvements
The U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), representing employers at U.S. East and Gulf ports, says the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) refuses to meet to discuss a new agreement with the current contract set to expire on September 30th, 2024.
Port of LA processed 960,597 TEUS in August up 16%, can do more
At the Port’s September 18th media briefing Eugene Seroka noted that several factors are currently driving the surge of business at the Port of Los Angeles
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