The major U.S.-flagged carriers shipped about 107.7 million net tons of dry-bulk cargo in 2005, a decrease of 3.3 percent from the total volume shipped in 2004 but higher than the five-year average mark.
American Maritime Officers has filed a lawsuit charging the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association with sabotaging a labor agreement between AMO and Interlake Steamship Co. on the Great Lakes in 2003.
One result of the lawsuit filed against the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association by American Maritime Officers could be MEBA President Ron Davis's first candid and complete account of how MEBA and Interlake Steamship Co. reached a 10-year contract in 2003 while a legitimate collective bargaining agreement between AMO and Interlake was still in effect.
