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Port employers warn a walkout by roughly 250 ILWU Local 26 watchmen could halt operations at eight terminals handling more than half the cargo moving through the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex.
The USTR has issued a Federal Register notice proposing to extend the suspension of Section 301 port fees on China-linked vessels through January 9, 2027, formalizing a trade truce reached between Washington and Beijing.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has released its Safer Seas Digest 2025, urging shipowners and operators to review their operations against 49 recent marine casualty investigations that point to recurring, preventable hazards.
Washington’s 60-day Jones Act waiver reopens debate over US cabotage law as the domestic oceangoing fleet shrinks to 93 ships, down from 434 in 1950.
All 36 major US ports are running at full capacity as the ILA-USMX master contract, running through 2030, keeps East and Gulf Coast terminals stable.
