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#Port of New York and New Jersey potential work stoppage operational plan
Port Director for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Bethann Rooney released the following update covering the Port operations should the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) work stoppage occur October 1st.
“Although we remain hopeful that an agreement will be reached between the ILA and USMX prior to the expiration of the contract at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, preparations are underway for a potential strike effective 12 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, our container terminal operators and intermodal rail providers are fully dedicated to ensuring continuity of operations and to minimizing any disruption to your supply chain as best we can.To that end, it is important that you do everything possible to pick up your import cargo before close of business on Monday, Sept. 30 as there will be no opportunities to deliver any cargo once a strike begins. This is particularly important for all refrigerated containers and any hazardous materials. There will be no staff on terminal to monitor or adjust refrigerated containers left on terminal after Monday, Sept. 30.Export cargo will not be accepted at any of the terminals unless it can be loaded onto essel prior to Monday, Sept. 30. Coordinate closely with your ocean carrier on any export bookings as cargo will not be accepted at the terminals for vesselheduled to arrive after Sept. 30.The last trains for imports and exports will be on Monday, Sept. 30. We expect hey congestion toward the end of the week and on Monday, Sept. 30 as parties seek to remove containers from the terminal prior to the potential shutdown, so we recommend picking up your containers as early as possible this week and utilizing all ailable gate hours.
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