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Today, KaMin had the opportunity to attend the annual State of the Port with the Georgia Ports Authority. It’s exciting to see the incredible growth at GPA and the continued investments that ensure our customers receive best-in-class service. A special thank you to our valued partners, Page International, Inc and B H Transfer for hosting our team this year—we appreciate your partnership and support! #GeorgiaPorts #StateOfThePort #SupplyChain #Logistics #GlobalTrade #ShippingIndustry #PortOperations #Transportation #KaMin #Partnerships #EconomicGrowth #MaritimeIndustry #Freight #Export

“Governor Brian P. Kemp today joined the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) in announcing that the State of Georgia surpassed $53.1 billion in exports, a year-over-year increase of 6.4% that outpaced the national average of 2.3%.” #georgia #exports #logistics #shipping https://lnkd.in/dz-a3HYf

Good news: ILA and USMX has reached a tentative agreement, pending ratification. This means the US East Coast strike is averted. In a joint statement they write: “We are pleased to announce that ILA and USMX have reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year ILA-USMX Master Contract, subject to ratification, thus averting any work stoppage on January 15, 2025,” “This agreement protects current ILA jobs and establishes a framework for implementing technologies that will create more jobs while modernizing East and Gulf coast ports – making them safer and more efficient, and creating the capacity they need to keep our supply chains strong.” “This is a win-win agreement that creates ILA jobs, supports American consumers and businesses, and keeps the American economy the key hub of the global marketplace.” I have placed a link to the full release in the comments below #portstrike #ILA #USMX

Report: Ahead of strike threat, ILA, USMX met on port automation "Leaders of the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance met in private Sunday in an effort to find a way forward on the issue of automation, which has been a major obstacle to a new labor agreement covering tens of thousands of longshore workers." #ILA #USMX #logistics https://lnkd.in/gpXq2WKj

"Threat of a Strike of Longshoremen Returns for Mid-January; Will Trump Intervene?" #strike #ILA #longshoremen #logistics #shipsandshipping https://lnkd.in/dyVGz8Zq

US Ports Brace for Perfect Storm as Tariff Threats Scramble Supply Chains #logistics #supplychain #shipsandshipping #tariff https://lnkd.in/eycZYyf6

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“The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has halted talks with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) over disputes about port automation, raising the possibility of renewed strikes at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports in January.” #ILA #USMX #logistics #import #export https://lnkd.in/eRYXa9wv

We now have the official position from the White House in relation to the US port strike. The condensed version is that the White House essentially promotes the viewpoint of the ILA union, and places the blame squarely on USMX. Politically this means supporting the line that this is a battle against foreign-owned companies who are not sharing profits fairly with American workers. Between the lines that also rules out using Taft-Hartley. Unless USMX caves in to all of ILA’s demands we now look at a strike which can be quite protracted - i.e. multiple weeks rather than days. https://lnkd.in/dRFpR_mZ