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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Florida Port Strike May Not Happen As Negotiations Continue Into 2013: News Release of the Week

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 1/2/2013

Florida's economy needs its active and efficient ports and while on one hand, there's construction underway to make Port Miami big enough to deal with the increased traffic coming from the Panama Canal expansion, on the other...more

ILA-USMX Contract Extended 30 Days

by Amanda C. Blunt, Ashley Craig, William H. Devaney, Michael Volpe, Ariel S. Wolf | Venable LLP on 1/2/2013

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) agreed on a 30-day extension of the current coast-wide master contract, temporarily shielding East and Gulf Coast ports from...more

Strike Threatens Port of Charleston

by Julius H. Hines | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 12/20/2012

After the latest breakdown in labor negotiations, ports along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts, including Charleston, are threatened with a strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA). The ILA and the...more

Dockworkers Union Threatening to Strike October 1

by Venable LLP on 9/19/2012

The dockworkers union along the East and Gulf Coasts is threatening to strike on October 1, should there be no agreement with transportation providers by the end of September. Such a work stoppage will adversely affect U.S....more

GUARDCON

by Reed Smith on 4/6/2012

All industry participants will be well aware of the difficulties caused by the recent flourishing of piracy in the western Indian Ocean and elsewhere. A whole vessel security industry continues to grow, particularly in Dubai,...more