by CLamb
In light of the ILA strike I've been wondering how to tasks of handling rail cargo at the seaports are split between railroad workers and the longshoreman.
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by eolesen
Longshoreman remove containers, bulk/break and some other commodities from the ship using cranes. Once it's off the ships, other workers do the rest of the handling on the ground.
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by mmi16
eolesen wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2024 4:30 pm Longshoreman remove containers, bulk/break and some other commodities from the ship using cranes. Once it's off the ships, other workers do the rest of the handling on the ground.Longshoremen handle many tasks within Marine Terminals in addition to getting cargo on or off vessels. They also move the cargo to locations where outside contacts take 'ownership' of their cargo.
When Longshoremen strike - the entirety of the Marine Terminal is shut down. Being a longshoreman is a demanding and dangerous form of employment as cargo weighing many tons is constantly in motion - motion that can place personnel in a position to be squashed like a bug.
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