US west coast ports remain open despite the work actions taken by the ILWU last
week, with the build up of vessels waiting at west coast anchorages largely
under control.
Although the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) said that cargo operations at
the port of Seattle were shut down on 9 and 10 June, this was disputed by the
ILWU.
Port productivity at Seattle and Tacoma have slowed with over the past week with
port stays extended by several days and vessel berthing delays continuing
although t