May 2014

May 30, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 June

Negotiations have begun in the contract renewal governing longshore labor on the US West Coast. The contract parties are the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). By all accounts the negotiations had […]

May 30, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 June

We have been saying for years there is a severe driver shortage. We certainly feel it in intermodal trucking where drivers are being lured away to fill vacant slots in regional Since they are the ones pharma-bi.com cialis […]

May 30, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 June

In the middle of last month, there was talk about exploring the option of loading refrigerated containers onto the barge serving containerized traffic between the Port of Oakland and the Port of Stockton (aka, the Marine Highway, the […]

May 30, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 June

CAP-AND-TRADE AND FUEL PRICES AND YOU Come January 1, 2015 expect fuel prices in California to rise by $0.15/ gallon, and therefore the price of everything else you consume will increase as well. Why, you ask? Because that’s […]

May 30, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 June

Gene Seroka (pictured left), an executive with APL, was tapped for the Executive Director job at the Port of Los Angeles. The post had been vacant since the retirement of Geraldine Knatz at the end of 2013. The […]

May 30, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 June

We have all become watchers of Amazon.com. Their handling of e-commerce fulfillment. Their use of technology. Their positioning of distribution centers around the country. Emotional trauma caused due to loss of close relatives and even the best half […]

May 30, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 June

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May 30, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 June

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May 5, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 May

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Two executives from the Port of Oakland, Chris Lytle, Executive Director, and John Driscoll, Director of Maritime, will be in Reno to address the opportunities and benefits the port provides […]

May 5, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 May

We’ve said it before…the international ocean transportation environment has changed. There is less money for the ocean carriers which leads to less money to the terminal operators which leads to inefficient operations which leads to the burden being […]

May 5, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 May

On the 12th of this month, the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) will begin negotiations on the labor contract encompassing US West Coast port operations. The current contract is set to […]

May 5, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 May

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May 5, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 May

Our outstanding safety record is again receiving praise and recognition. The California Trucking Association (CTA) presented Devine with a Fleet Safety Award at a recent banquet. There purchase cheap levitra http://djpaulkom.tv/dj-paul-maxpayne-shawty-just-becuz-bts/ are a lot of reasons of having […]

May 5, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 May

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May 5, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 May

CARB Considering Zero Emission Standards With the largest threshold of requiring 2007 or newer trucks behind the drayage truck industry, we need to be looking ahead. The next deadline is January 2023 which currently requires the use of […]

May 5, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 May

There has been quite a bit of talk recently about near-shoring or re-shoring, which is the transition of sourcing manufactured products from Asia to sourcing these products closer to home or even at home. Mexico has a seen […]

May 5, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 May

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April 2014

April 1, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 April

Yesterday, three drivers walked into our office, laid their keys on the desk and quit. They cite the lack of productivity at the marine terminals in Oakland as the reason. They can no longer make a living. A […]

April 1, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 April

The Port of Oakland’s Board of Commissioners recently approved a measure to enter into negotiations with a business group to explore building a waterfront stadium for the Oakland A’s. The port previously rejected alternative maritime uses of the […]

April 1, 2014 | Newsletter 2014 April

Despite recent “spring showers,” California is in a desperate drought. There are many rivers without adequate flow for young salmon to make their way to the ocean. The state is actually trucking these fish from their birthplaces up […]

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