Threat to Florida's west coast increased with Hurricane Milton
Milton strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane on Sunday, increasing the threat to Florida's west coast, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). “While it is too early to determine the exact scale and location of the greatest impacts, parts of the west coast of the Florida peninsula are at increased risk of […]
Port strike grinds coffee shipments to a halt at East and Gulf Coast ports
John DeCicco Jr., CEO of DeCicco & Sons, details the impact of the longshoremen's strike on his company as it prepares for fruit shortages. The strike currently in progress is Unionized longshoremen The unloading of imported coffee has been suspended at Eastern and Gulf ports, tightening supplies for coffee drinkers in the United States, the […]
Biden Confuses Israeli Strikes in Yemen with East Coast Port Strike
President Joe Biden on Sunday confused Israel's offensive against the Houthis in Yemen with the ongoing attack on East Coast ports. After returning from a weekend in Rehoboth Beach, a reporter asked him, “Do you have any comments to make about the strikes in Yemen, Mr. President?” “I've talked to both sides. They have to […]
Port strike: West Coast port CEO confident facility can handle increased capacity
Greg Dowd, CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, speaks on “The Bottom Line” about the impact a port strike could have on various industries and the economy. The CEO of the Port of Long Beach is confident Southern California will be able to handle the increase in cargo caused by the longshoremen's strike at […]
Dockworkers go on strike at East and Gulf Coast ports
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross responded to shippers making counteroffers to the ILA on Craman Countdown. Longshoremen who formed a union Strikes were held early Tuesday at 36 ports on the Eastern and Gulf Coasts as negotiations over new contracts with groups representing port employers stalled. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), which represents […]
Port strike: Can West Coast ports absorb East and Gulf Coast import volumes?
Gene Seroka, Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles, discusses the key issue of the impending Kabuto Port Strike: Coast to Coast. potential strike Unionized longshoremen It could begin Tuesday at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, raising questions about whether West Coast ports are viable alternative destinations for offloading cargo. The International Longshoremen's […]
Major East Coast ports expected to see disruptions due to strike
Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, discusses important issues surrounding the impending port strike on Kabuto: Coast to Coast. Thirty ports along the East Coast and Gulf Coast face the possibility of work stoppages as new contracts between port employers and longshoremen expire. Tens of thousands of longshoremen could walk off […]
Florida sailor, Earl Barcome, and dog rescued by US Coast Guard from sailboat he was living on
A Florida sailor said he told his dog “Today is not the day to die” when his dream boat started sinking and was rescued in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday after being hit by Hurricane Helen. Earl Barkham and his 10-year-old golden retriever, Gunn, lived in a 36-foot sailboat named Selkie for a year […]
US Coast Guard rescues sailor and dog off Florida shore in Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday rescued a sailor and his dog stranded in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida as Hurricane Helen hurtled toward land. A man and his dog were aboard a 36-foot sailboat that “became disabled and began to take on water” Thursday afternoon, according to USCG Clearwater Air […]
Dramatic video as Coast Guard plucks ailing 8-year-old from deck of cruise ship on the high seas
Heart-stopping, shocking video captures the moment the US Coast Guard rushed an eight-year-old boy with appendicitis from the deck of a cruise ship on the high seas near California. Footage showed a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter hovering above the Royal Princess on Tuesday and a crew member lowered onto the deck and picked up […]