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Because of the congestion on the docks the port of Long Beach has closed the month of January with -18,8%
Slangerup: we are encouraged by the recent progresses completed for the employment contract under the federal mediation
February 19, 2015
The port of Long Beach is paying dearly the impact of the congestion of the traffic on the activity of the port of call caused from the interruptions of the job on the docks and consequence of the lacked one stipulates of a new contract for the job in port for which negotiations from more are on than nine months. The managing director of the Port of Long Beach, Jon Slangerup, has launch a new appeal to the two parts, that is to the datoriale part Pacific Maritime Association and to the union International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), "so that - he has emphasized - they reach an agreement on a new contract in way such that we can eliminate the congestion on the docks and the ships in attended to the wide one". Slangerup has specified that the harbour authority "draws encouragement from the recent progresses completed under the federal mediation and - has added - we confide that the contract will come undersigned shortly, so that the port can concentrate on the return to the normal activity".
While, but, the impact is being aggravated on the traffic of the problems of the job. Last month handling of the container in the port of Long Beach has recorded a contraction of -18,8%: in fact they are enlivened 429 thousand teu regarding 529 thousand teu in January 2014. Last month the full traffics of container to the disembarkation and the boarding are diminished respective of the -23,5% and the -19,6% to 214 thousand and 98 thousand teu, while empty handling of container is dropped of the -7,6% to 117 thousand teu.
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The port of Long Beach is paying dearly the impact of the congestion of the traffic on the activity of the port of call caused from the interruptions of the job on the docks and consequence of the lacked one stipulates of a new contract for the job in port for which negotiations from more are on than nine months. The managing director of the Port of Long Beach, Jon Slangerup, has launch a new appeal to the two parts, that is to the datoriale part Pacific Maritime Association and to the union International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), "so that - he has emphasized - they reach an agreement on a new contract in way such that we can eliminate the congestion on the docks and the ships in attended to the wide one". Slangerup has specified that the harbour authority "draws encouragement from the recent progresses completed under the federal mediation and - has added - we confide that the contract will come undersigned shortly, so that the port can concentrate on the return to the normal activity".
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
