Maritime employers and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) have reached a tentative deal to reopen container terminals at East and Gulf Coast ports after trading new wage offers that would bring dockworker pay up over 60%. Longshore workers will work under a three-month contract extension until a formal deal is reached.

The USMX is offering the ILA a $4 per hour increase to get talks restarted on the condition that the ILA agrees to an extension through January 15 on the current contract that would allow ports to reopen while negotiations resume. ILA President Harold Daggett has repeatedly said union members would not work under a contract extension.

The offer represents a 62% increase in top wages for longshore workers.

The impact of this strike will most likely be felt for some time; as the more than 100 waiting vessels must berth and be unloaded. As a reminder, many of the ocean carriers have already implemented congestion-related surcharges.

Mallory has our very sophisticated, real-time myMallory platform to help you monitor your cargo with updates on actual arrival and container availability.  Couple that with Mallory’s excellent customer service teams, we will work to help you navigate through this tough time as the industry works to get back on track!

Should you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your Mallory Sales or Customer Service representative.