PMA Updates
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| 2002 Updates | |
| PMA Update – Vol. 14, No. 1 – 1st Quarter 2002 | Longshore and CLerk Basic Benefit Costs Approach $40,000 per Year per Active Registrant in 2000/01 |
| 2001 Updates | |
| PMA Update – Vol. 13, No. 1 – July 2001 | Tonnage Graphs (Monthly) through June 2001 |
| PMA Update – Vol. 13, No. 2 – October 2001 | Tonnage Graphs (Monthly) through September 2001 |
| 2000 Updates | |
| PMA Update – Vol. 12, No. 1 – January 2000 | Over Half of Class “A” Longshore Registrants Were Paid More Than $101,500 in 1999. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 12, No. 10 – October 2000 | January-September Tonnage Jumps 10.5% over 1999: Coast Containers Up 13%; Los Angeles, 29% Increase |
| PMA Update – Vol. 12, No. 11 – November 2000 | The Big Picture: Waterborne Export and Import Cargo |
| PMA Update – Vol. 12, No. 12 – December 2000 | “Real Time” Data Retrieval Coming to PMA Website; PMA Update to Take on New Role — Longshore Pay Guarantee Payments in 2000 Show 9% Reduction |
| PMA Update – Vol. 12, No. 2 – February 2000 | The San Pedro Bay Ports, Comprising the World s Third Largest Port Complex, Just Get Bigger! |
| PMA Update – Vol. 12, No. 3 – March 2000 | West Coast Martime Industry Lost Time Injury & Illness Rate Drops for Seventh Straight Year! |
| PMA Update – Vol. 12, No. 4 – April 2000 | Longshore,Clerk,and Foreman Registration by Year: Nearly a Half-Century of Change |
| PMA Update – Vol. 12, No. 5 – May 2000 | Bulk Tonnage by Commodity Type and by Port |
| PMA Update – Vol. 12, No. 6 – June 2000 | West Coast Dry Cargo Imports Top $213 Billion in 1999 |
| PMA Update – Vol. 12, No. 7 – July 2000 | West Coast Exports $53.7 Billion: 25% of 1999 Imports |
| PMA Update – Vol. 12, No. 8 – August 2000 | Forty-foot Boxes Account for 72% of Containers Moved through West Coast Ports |
| PMA Update – Vol. 12, No. 9 – September 2000 | More Than 60% of Hours are Paid in Los Angeles/Long Beach; Coast Hours Up 6.8% Over 1999 (Year-to-Date) |
| 1999 Updates | |
| PMA Update – Vol. 11, No. 1, January 1999 | Average Annual Earnings Top $104,000 for 62% of Class “A” Longshore & Clerk Work Force in 1998. PMA UPDATE, © 1998 Pacific Maritime Association (ISSN 1062-6484) is published monthly for the Membership of the Pacific Maritime Association. Comments, suggest |
| PMA Update – Vol. 11, No. 10 – October 1999 | Tuesday in LA/LB, Thursday on SF Bay, and Friday on the Puget Sound„Peak Days by Port. PMA UPDATE, © 1999 Pacific Maritime Association (ISSN 1062-6484) is published monthly for the Membership of the Pacific Maritime Association. Comments, suggestions, add |
| PMA Update – Vol. 11, No. 11 – November 1999 | Import Containers Surge on West, East, and Gulf Coasts; East/West Containers Split About 50/50; US Container Cargo Weight and V. The gap between the number of imported container TEUs and the number of export container TEUs continues to widen, and the phen |
| PMA Update – Vol. 11, No. 12 – December 1999 | 1999 Annual Safety Awards Dinner and Presentations; www.pmanet.org Evolves into a Dynamic Database-driven Website. PMA UPDATE, © 1999 Pacific Maritime Association (ISSN 1062-6484) is published monthly for the Membership of the Pacific Maritime Association |
| PMA Update – Vol. 11, No. 2, February 1999 | US Container Foreign Trade in 1998 Exceeds 15 Million TEUs. PMA UPDATE, © 1998 Pacific Maritime Association (ISSN 1062-6484) is published monthly for the Membership of the Pacific Maritime Association. Comments, suggestions, additions to the mailing list |
| PMA Update – Vol. 11, No. 3, March 1999 | Northern and Southern California Areas Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary for Annual Safety Awards. PMA UPDATE, © 1998 Pacific Maritime Association (ISSN 1062-6484) is published monthly for the Membership of the Pacific Maritime Association. Comments, suggest |
| PMA Update – Vol. 11, No. 4, April 1999 | Productivity Measures Are Often Misunderstood: Container Crane Moves per Hour? Cost per Move? |
| PMA Update – Vol. 11, No. 5 – May 1999 | Longshore and Clerk Basic Benefit Costs Hit $31,791 per Active Registrant in 1998/99. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 11, No. 6 – June 1999 | A Guide to Eligibility Requirements for Benefits Plans: Pension,Welfare,Vacation,Holidays,and Pay Guarantee; |
| PMA Update – Vol. 11, No. 7 – July 1999 | Increased Pension Benefits, Wages, & 401(k) Contributions Highlight New ILWU-PMA Three-Year Labor Agreement. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 11, No. 8 – August 1999 | Containers Heading South: Annual TEU Counts Since 1972. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 11, No. 9 – September 1999 | Longshore Payroll Services Completes Retro Paychecks in Record Time; The Age-Old Concept of “Avoiding the Bight” Remains as Vit. |
| 1998 Updates | |
| PMA Update – Vol. 10, No. 1, January 1998 | Average Earnings by Annual Hours Paid: 1988-1997. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 10, No. 10, October 1998 | Drop in Exports Hits All Cargo Sectors, Total Tonnage Down. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 10, No. 11, November 1998 | Base Wage Rates Improved by 182% Over 20 Years – Average Annual Earnings Grow 365% in Same Period. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 10, No. 12, December 1998 | Pacific Rim Nations Account for 90% of the Value of West Coast Imports and Exports. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 10, No. 2, February 1998 | U.S. Container Activity: January 1997 – January 1998. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 10, No. 3, March 1998 | Fiftieth Anniversary for Annual Safety Awards. Four Honored with Life Saving Awards |
| PMA Update – Vol. 10, No. 4, April 1998 | Total TEU Counts Since 1994: Assessable and Non-Assessable Containers. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 10, No. 5, May 1998 | PGP Payments Increase in Oregon and Washington – 593 Longshore Registrants Received 86% of Payments. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 10, No. 6, June 1998 | Since 1994, So. Calif. Surges, and Rest of Coast Stagnates. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 10, No. 7, July 1998 (complete) | Productivity Measures by Month, 1994 to May 1998: Tonnage per Hour Paid and Wages Paid per Ton. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 10, No. 7, July 1998 (pages 1-3) | Productivity Measures by Month, 1994 to May 1998: Tonnage per Hour Paid and Wages Paid per Ton. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 10, No. 7, July 1998 (pages 4-8) | Productivity Measures by Month, 1994 to May 1998: Tonnage per Hour Paid and Wages Paid per Ton. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 10, No. 8, August 1998 | The Container Crisis: Empties Stranded in the US!. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 10, No. 9, September 1998 | Total Wages Paid to Longshore & Clerk Employees Increase 38% in First Two Years of 1996/99 Agreement. |
| 1997 Updates | |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 1, January 1997 | Changes in Patterns of Wages Paid to Longshore and Clerk Registrants |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 10, October 1997 – All Pages | Los Angeles/Long Beach – How Many are Being Paid to Handle How Much? |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 10, October 1997 – Pages 1 and 2 | Los Angeles/Long Beach – How Many are Being Paid to Handle How Much? |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 10, October 1997 – Pages 3 and 4 | Los Angeles/Long Beach – How Many are Being Paid to Handle How Much? |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 10, October 1997 – Pages 5 and 6 | Los Angeles/Long Beach – How Many are Being Paid to Handle How Much? |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 10, October 1997 – Pages 7 and 8 | Los Angeles/Long Beach – How Many are Being Paid to Handle How Much? |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 11, November 1997 | Bulk Tonnage by Commodity: 1993 to September 1997. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 12, December 1997 | PMA to get Enhanced Crane Simulator by Year’s End. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 2, February 1997 | West Coast Container Market Share Down. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 3, March 1997 | Companies and Individuals Honored for Outstanding Achievements in On-the-Job Safety and Health. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 4, April 1997 | Percentage of Hours Paid by Day of Week in the Five Major Ports |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 5, May 1997 | Notes from the 14th Annual International Intermodal Expo. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 6, June 1997 | Container TEUs Reported by Month in the Five Major West Coast Container Ports |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 7, July 1997 | Total Earnings of Registered Work Force – Contract Year 1996/97 vs. 1995/96 |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 8, August 1997 | West Coast Container Counts as a Percent of US Total Continue to Decline. |
| PMA Update – Vol. 9, No. 9, September 1997 | Changes in Longshore Registration in Major Port Areas Since Fourth Quarter 1987 |
| 1996 Updates | |
| PMA Update – Vol. 8, No. 12, December 1996 | Contract Compliance Programs |
| PMA Update – Vol. 8, No. 10, October 1996 | Productivity Climb Stalls Out |
| PMA Update – Vol. 8, No. 11, November 1996 | Container Distribuition within the United States. |
| 1995 Updates | |
| PMA Update – Vol. 7, No. 2, February 1995 | Differences in Reporting Container TEU Counts. |