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31 Jul 2015 / United States, all ports

Updated guidelines in case of disruption

U.S. Customs has updated its guidelines for interim procedures in the event of a disruption at the West Coast ports due to the ongoing labor negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). The two sides had pledged in a joint statement that "cargo will keep moving, and normal operations will continue at the ports until an agreement is reached". Despite that guarantee, Customs first released instructions on 24 June in the case of possible diversion of vessels and cargo scheduled for discharge at West Coast ports. The guidelines were updated on 3 July to include information pertaining to U.S. Food and Drug Administration procedures, as well as its resumption plan to provide priority processing to partners in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program. For information about operations in the USA contact GAC USA at [email protected]

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