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International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) report ‘significant progress’ on 6-year extension

247 Customs Broker

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) reported “significant progress” during two days of bargaining on a six-year extension of their East and Gulf Coast labor contract. A giant crane awaits a container ship at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com.

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Disaster recovery: Prepared for the worst?

Automotive Logistics

They’ve become much better at understanding what is in their ‘warehouses in the sky’ or ‘warehouses on the ocean’ and are much more adept at switching production to reflect parts availability – which, in turn, has been helped by the prevalence of multi-model assembly lines. Related topics. ” – Marcell Vollmer, SAP Ariba.