The dispute led to a strike that closed St Helier Harbour last April and forced freight ships to leave port without unloading cargo.
But a deal was signed this week between the T & G Unite union and the States that will give the workers job security for at least ten years.
And it will pave the way for the States to make £330,000 a year from renting out a warehouse at La Collette that the manual engineering workers had been reluctant to vacate.
