Labor Agreement between PMA and ILWU

After nine months of negotiation, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) on 20 February 2015 reached a tentative labor agreement covering the US West Coast ports.

This development has enabled terminals to begin the task of recovering from the back log of delayed vessels and cargo that were a result of over nine months of gruelling negotiations. It is estimated that it will take the industry an average of 8-12 weeks to recover from these delays and to return to a normalized operating environment.