October 04, 2024
The employers association and employees union at the U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports issued the following joint statement:
"The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) have reached a tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025, to return to the bargaining table to negotiate all other outstanding issues. Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease, and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume."
The tentative agreement was reached as the number of vessels waiting outside U.S. ports was increasing.
The Port of New York and New Jersey announced that the terminal operators will have mechanics on site on Friday morning to bring the terminal back to an operational status. Vessel activity will resume Friday night with information on truck gates to follow.