Longshoremen Talks Ongoing, With Feb. 6 Deadline

Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Exchange continue, with a current deadline of Feb. 6, officials said. Talks are still being overseen by the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service. "A lot of shippers' livelihoods [are] on the line if a strike occurs," said Matt Parrott, A.N. Deringer director of transportation (here).