Pacific Maritime Association

3 P A C I F I C M A R I T I M E A S S O C I A T I O N 2013 Annual Report Pacific Maritime Association As this report goes to press, we are making final preparations for our upcoming contract negotiations with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. During the spring and likely summer months, we will be engaged in bargaining on a range of waterfront issues. At the outset, I'd like to frame these talks around several guiding principles: • Given the tremendous economic impact of our industry across the nation, we will act with an awareness that these talks have ripples far beyond the docks. • With competition for discretionary cargo growing stronger every year, we will endeavor to enable West Coast ports to operate efficiently and productively. • Knowing that a reliable labor force is essential to our ports' standing, we will seek to deliver dependable labor on behalf of our members. Given the choices shippers have in sending goods to the United States – including ports in Canada and Mexico; all-water service to the East Coast through the Suez Canal; and eventually shipping through the expanded Panama Canal – West Coast ports must continue to innovate. In so doing, we will solidify our position as the gateway of choice for goods being sent to and from Asia. Reliability, efficiency and productivity will be the keys to our success. In the pages that follow, you can read about the issues and trends that are driving the maritime industry, as our members seek to preserve the economic engine that is West Coast goods movement. I trust that the ILWU leadership feels the same way. Sincerely, James C. McKenna To Our Stakeholders: James C. McKenna President and CEO

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