ILA Negotiations Will Resume – The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have agreed to resume contract negotiations the week of September 17th at the request of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service...
Port of Seattle Seeks to Avoid Cargo Diversion –The Port of Seattle is protesting a “loophole” in the Harbor Maintenance Tax. Currently, importers are able to bypass the tax by using foreign gateways in Canada and Mexico and then delivering their cargo to the U.S....
The State of Manufacturing in China – There are competing opinions about whether China is becoming less competitive in labor intensive manufacturing. Some argue that China has hit the peak of its dominance and countries like Vietnam, Indonesia and Mexico are becoming...
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