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Tankers face ‘stuffy’ situation outside LA as US port woes continue

Splash24/7 09 Jun 2023
... heading to southern California ... “Basically every container vessel is having their schedule pushed back by about a day or two,” Richard Palmer of the Marine Exchange of Southern California said in an emailed operations update regarding the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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Ships pile up in West Coast ports in labor fight, threatening supply chain chaos

The Hill 09 Jun 2023
Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said in a statement to The Hill that he’s “closely monitoring the developments at California’s ports as workers exercise their right to organize” and that “he urges both parties to work to reach a fair resolution.”.
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AltaSea in San Pedro vows to forge the world’s largest ocean tech hub

Daily Breeze 09 Jun 2023
Geraldine Knatz signs a replica of the agreement for the $29M venture of the State of California, Port of Los Angeles, and philanthropic contributions towards the renovation of the three warehouses at AltaSea’s 35-acre campus in San Pedro on Saturday, September 8, 2012.
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Jobs at stake as California port terminal upgrades to green technology

Reuters 08 Jun 2023
LOS ANGELES, June 8 (Reuters) - Unions hope a $30 million grant to electrify tractors in a Long Beach, California, port terminal's final push to become the world's first zero-emissions facility will serve as a bulwark against lost jobs in an era of energy transition and increasing automation.
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Southern California ports navigate vessel backlog after ILWU job actions

Journal of Commerce 08 Jun 2023
Cargo handling was back to normal Thursday in Los Angeles and Long Beach for the first time in a week, but the ports are now struggling with a large vessel backlog after not having sufficient longshore labor ... .
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L.A. ports prepare to manage ship traffic as labor disrupts cargo

The Los Angeles Times 08 Jun 2023
“Basically every container vessel is having their schedule pushed back by about a day or two,” Richard Palmer of the Marine Exchange of Southern California said in an emailed operations update ... The previous labor contract covering 29 ports from California to Washington state expired July 1.
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White House Encourages Labor Negotiations as Delays Begin for Ships

The Maritime Executive 08 Jun 2023
The Port of Oakland, California however had a tragic accident on Tuesday afternoon in which reports said a crane operator was killed ... The Marine Exchange of California which oversees vessel movements into and out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach released a list on ...
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Longshore labor talks resume as LA port eyes work ahead to bring diverted cargo back

Orange County Register 08 Jun 2023
While terminals reportedly were back up and running in Los Angeles and the neighboring Port of Long Beach on Wednesday, the Marine Exchange of Southern California reported a rash of ship delays late Tuesday night with reports that there were a lack of lashers — longshore workers who help load and offload cargo.
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Biden encourages both sides to continue collective bargaining in US ports dispute -White House

Reuters 08 Jun 2023
The largest terminal at Southern California's Port of Long Beach closed for the day shift Monday as dock workers rallied for better pay ... More than 22,000 dockworkers at ports stretching from California to Washington state have been working without a contract since July ... container port complex at Los Angeles/Long Beach.
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West Coast port talks drag on

Napa Valley Register 08 Jun 2023
... as talks between port employers and dockworkers close in on one year without a contract ... The previous labor contract covering 29 ports from California to Washington state expired July 1.
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Migrants find LOOPHOLE in Biden border policy: Venezuelan says he got into the U.S. after ...

The Daily Mail 08 Jun 2023
A few dozen migrants have found and taken advantage of a loophole in the CBP One app that allows them to bypass making an appointment online for asylum claim interviews and instead request one at a port of entry along the border ... will admit roughly 40,000 migrants into the country every month at ports of entry along the border, DHS told CBS News.
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Migrants exploit loophole in border app to enter US without asylum appointments

New York Post 08 Jun 2023
The frustrated Venezuelan, and a few other migrants, had showed up to the San Ysidro Port of Entry and waited four days on the California-Mexico border to learn if their interviews had been granted ... Hundreds of migrants at the San Ysidro Port of Entry line up for days for a chance to score a coveted CBP One asylum appointment.James Keivom.
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California Credit Union Awards 10 Scholarships to College-Bound Los Angeles Students

Longview News-Journal 08 Jun 2023
GLENDALE, Calif., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- California Credit Union has awarded 10 scholarships of $1,000 each to college-bound students in Los Angeles county in its annual College Scholarship Program ... The 2023 California Credit Union scholarship recipients are. ... Port of Los Angeles High School ... About California Credit Union�.
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The Teamsters take Amazon

The Real News Network 08 Jun 2023
And in April earlier this year, 84 of Amazon’s delivery drivers and dispatchers in Palmdale, California joined Teamsters Local 396 and won a first contract ... So 84 Amazon drivers and dispatchers, just recently unionized with Teamsters, local 3 96, that’s out in Palmdale, California ... I live in Port, California.
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Hyzon Motors, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2023 Financial and Operational Results

Victoria Advocate 08 Jun 2023
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyzon Motors Inc. (NASDAQ ... Technology ... Vehicle ... (California, port drayage), Europe (Germany, Austria and Netherlands), and Australia-New Zealand are the most prudent markets to focus on, due to government mandates, commercial appetite for clean-energy alternatives and attractive financial opportunities ... Dr.

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