News / It's calmer at LA/LB, but some traffic lost to east coast may not return

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The contract negotiations between west coast port employers and the labour union are casting a lengthening shadow over future trade flows through the premier US container gateway – some estimates showing as much as 10% of the volume already shifted to other ports may be gone for good.

The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union were supposed to come to an agreement by 1 July, but nobody was surprised that the negotiations have dragged on, given past ...