News / ILWU lays blame for US supply chain failures at the door of foreign operators

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A US longshore union representative has laid the blame for supply chain woes across the country on foreign companies, including shipping lines and terminal operators, that have failed to invest in staff.

Frank Ponce De Leon, coast committeeman at the International Longshore & Warehouse Union coast longshore division, told the US House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation that foreign conglomerates were more interested in short-term profits than benefiting the US economy.

“Make no mistake, the shortage of containers and delays ...