It’s hard to tell who was happier that the Inlandboatmens’ Union of the Pacific strike was settled over the weekend, the tugboat operators in the union or those waiting for cargo to resume flowing to and from Nawiliwili Harbor. Stacks
It’s hard to tell who was happier that the Inlandboatmens’ Union of the Pacific strike was settled over the weekend, the tugboat operators in the union or those waiting for cargo to resume flowing to and from Nawiliwili Harbor.
Stacks of containers piled up on Pier 3 while the strike continued, and now barges of freight inbound and outbound can once again go on their merry way.
Yesterday, the Eleu, piloted by Mike Kaiwi, was busy in the harbor, pushing the Pride of Aloha out of the S-shaped harbor entrance as the cruise ship departed after its first stop in Nawiliwili while on its seven-day interisland cruise schedule, while also ready to assist an outbound cargo barge.
Another inbound barge is expected to arrive today.
Representatives of the IBU and Young Brothers and Hawaiian Tug & Barge reached a four-year deal over the weekend.
While the strike caused some panic buying at Kaua‘i stores and gave Aloha Airlines’ night-cargo operations temporary healthy spikes while shippers rushed to get perishable items to and from the island, overall for most businesses on the island things remained business as usual.
