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57 US MX WHITE HOUSE LABOR SUMMIT The Leaders of United States Maritime Alliance, New York Shipping Association and the International Longshoremen's Association, on December 6, 2013, were honored at the start of a White House Summit called "Partnerships That Work: The White House Labor and Management Summit." The Honorable George Cohen, Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (FMCS) began a four-hour summit that featured appearances by two of President Barack Obama's Cabinet members — the Honorable Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the Honorable Thomas Perez, U.S. Secretary of Labor — by first recogniz- ing current and former leaders of United States Maritime Alliance — David F. Adam and James A. Capo — President of New York Shipping Association John Nardi, ILA President Harold J. Daggett, and ACD President Dennis A. Daggett, and con- gratulated them for their successful efforts in negotiating a landmark six-year Master Contract and Local New York-New Jersey Contract. The FMCS Chair- man said the ILA and Management averted a strike in October 2012 that could have crippled the nation's economy. Mr. Cohen praised Management and the Union for agreeing to a series of contract extensions that ultimately gave both parties enough time to finalize a contract. Scores of labor leaders, representing many unions and their employers, filled a room in the White House for the summit to recognize success- ful negotiating efforts between workers' unions and their employers. The two Obama Cabinet members, Secretary Pritzker and Secretary Perez, both highlighted the sacred right of Collective Bargaining Agreements and noted how these agreements help grow the nation's economy. On October 28, 2013, the 13th Annual Port of New York-New Jersey Port Industry Day was held at the Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City. The half-day seminar, attended by more than 300 maritime executives and designed as a series of interactive panel discussions, brought together representatives from all aspects of the shipping industry to discuss cargo routing, infrastructure development and productivity. The theme of this year's seminar was Connecting the Dots…Shaping the Future of the Port. USMX Chairman & CEO, Dave Adam, served as moderator of the Productivity panel and was joined by USMX members James Pelliccio, President, Port Newark Container Terminal; John Nardi, President, New York Shipping Association; James Devine, President and CEO, Global Container Terminals USA; and Anil Vitarana, President, United Arab Agencies, along with various other maritime executives from the Port of New York and New Jersey. The seminar was presented and coordinated by the New York- New Jersey Port Promotion Association. USMX and several of its members supported the conference by way of sponsorships: Maher Terminals, New York Shipping Association, Port Newark Container Terminal, and Ports America. INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS (continued)

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