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The articles excerpted on this site report on the state of the industry as seen by mainstream media, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the officers of the ILWU Coast Longshore Division.

ILWU Coast Longshore Division supports Costa Rican dockers in nationwide ad

This 2-page ad supporting SINTRAJAP ran in Sunday's edition of La Nación.

Sunday’s issue of La Nación in Costa Rica sent a clear message from the ILWU Coast Longshore Division: That longshore workers worldwide are loyal to one another, and the ongoing abuse of the Costa Rican dockers’ union SINTRAJAP will not be tolerated. [...]

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INTTRA Expands into East Asia

With a wallet full of fresh investment capital from ABS Capital Partners, INTTRA is expanding its e-commerce booking services into East Asia with the opening of a new development center in China and a new office in Japan. The company, in which ABS invested $30 million in February to take a majority share from its [...]

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L.A., Long Beach ports need a rising tide of exports

 

A grain transloader at the Port of Los Angeles. Click on the image to read the full article in the Los Angeles Times.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, long known as America’s gateway for imported goods, are trying to generate more export business as the international trade sector struggles [...]

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UN tightens ship fuel rules along North American coast

The article credits Long Beach as a global leader in reducing air emissions.

A United Nations body overseeing international shipping adopted rules Friday requiring freight ships to burn low-sulfur fuels within 200 nautical miles of much of North America’s coastline. Beginning in 2015, ships calling at most U.S. and Canadian ports will be required [...]

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