ACD Urges Longshoremen’s Union and Maritime Employers to Delay Contract Agreement Deadline Amid Looming Port Strike

Last week, the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) sent a letter to the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) leadership urging the organizations to postpone the deadline for a contract agreement. In the letter, ACD President and CEO Eric R. Byer outlined the challenges hindering negotiations and emphasized the significant economic […]
ACD Raises Concerns of Additional Shipping Surcharges Amid Looming Coast-Wide Strike

The Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) recently sent a letter to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to raise concerns about additional surcharges and detention and demurrage charges that terminal and ocean carriers intend to levy on shippers if the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) fail to ratify a labor […]