News & Numbers
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In the News
Wall Street Journal
Dockworkers Shut Down, Slow Cargo Operations at West Coast Ports
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Journal of Commerce
ILWU shuts down some US West Coast port terminals
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Bloomberg
LA, Long Beach Port Terminal Closures Stretch to Second Day
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Reuters
U.S. West Coast dockworkers force closure of top container port – employer group
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Journal of Commerce
PMA sees no big hurdles ahead of ILWU contract talks
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Journal of Commerce
Automation key to growth at West Coast ports: PMA-sponsored study
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Statements & Press Releases
PMA Appoints Stephen Hennessey as President and CEO
The Pacific Maritime Association’s 11-member Board of Directors unanimously selected longtime Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Stephen Hennessey as the new President and CEO of the organization following the retirement of Jim McKenna, who led the organization for the past two decades.
PMA Statement on Final Contract Approvals
PMA President and CEO Jim McKenna issued the following statement today about the International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s approval of the new six-year contact. The contract, already approved by PMA member companies, is retroactive to July 1, 2022 and runs through July 1, 2028.
Joint PMA-ILWU Press Release on Tentative Contract
The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union today announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract covering workers at all 29 West Coast ports. The deal was reached with assistance from Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su.
PMA Update on West Coast Port Operations
Yesterday at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the ILWU resumed its past practice of withholding lashers from terminals at the nation’s largest port complex, resulting in vessels having to miss their scheduled departures. The Union also did not fill orders for labor from several terminal operators despite…
Annual Report
PMA publishes an award-winning Annual Report that compiles a wide range of data about the West Coast maritime industry as well as a detailed account of the year’s developments and trends on the waterfront.
Numbers
Coastwide Data – 2024 Highlights
Ports by Region
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San Francisco
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Region Statistics
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San Francisco
Redwood City
Richmond
Crockett
Benicia
Port Chicago
Stockton
West Sacramento
Eureka
Portland
