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The association representing the largest U.S. retail companies urged the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance to reach a contract agreement well in advance of the Sept. 30 deadline in order to prevent a disruption to the flow of goods and the lasting economic effects that would result.
In a letter sent Tuesday to the two sides in the labor negotiations, the Retail Industry Leaders Association said ports play a critical role in retailer supply chains and a potential disruption would be destructive to the retail industry’s ability to deliver goods to consumers in a “just in time” fashion.
More at the Journal of Commerce
From World Cargo News:
'We strongly encourage Congress to stop throwing money at ineffective programs,' said ILWU Legislative Director Lindsay McLaughlin. 'A wiser approach to port security would be to invest these federal dollars into Customs, the Coast Guard and other federal agencies to implement container security and intelligence programs rather than spending billions more on TWIC.'The AAPA is supporting a proposal to extend the deadline for spending TWIC grants by five years, as well as requesting more funds for readers when the final rule does arrive.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is taking a different line and wants the whole TWIC scheme scrapped. In 2007, The Department of Homeland Security estimated it would cost US$3.2B over 10 years to fully implement TWIC, and ILWU legislative director Lindsay McLaughlin said the ILWU considers “that TWIC offers very few benefits and feels it would be wiser to spend this money on other port security initiatives”.
The ILWU is particularly critical of the criminal felony checks under TWIC, which, it claims, are excessive and “irrelevant” to identifying terrorist threats. “It is difficult to...
Two news items about the Port of Longview port commission from the Daily News:
Port of Longview commissioners approve strategic plan
Port of Longview commissioners Friday unanimously approved their five year strategic plan to develop their Barlow Point property, demolish an unused grain elevator, expand the main administration building and attract new business.
Port officials say they’re looking to extend water and utility lines to its 275-acre Barlow Point property to attract new industrial customers. The port is [also] looking to expand warehouse space and attract more bulk shipping business to Berths 1 and 2. Read more here
Port of Longview narrows director candidates to two
Glenn Carlson, 62, chief commercial officer at the North Carolina State Ports Authority, said he’s seeking a new challenge after three decades in the shipping industry in both the private and public sectors.
Geir Kalhagen, 46, general manager for the Pacific Northwest office of Tidal Transport and Trade, said he’s excited to settle down in one community after 26 years of working with shippers all over the world.
If hired, Kalhagen said he would reach out to union...
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