OceanX: AI spotlight, waves; ILA strike preparations; diverging ocean/air rates
Look here, look there, look anywhere
September is coming to an end, Q4 24 is about to start and the industry anxiously looks towards US ports and whether we get a last-minute deal or a strike and supply chain mayhem.
Meanwhile, our Chinese friends are putting their last shipments on the water, before heading into Golden Week from tomorrow, October 1st.
Oh, well: ocean rates keep dropping and the national holiday of the largest exporter will not hold that slide but will likely accelerate ...
Atlantic and Gulf coast US ports close as ILA rejects last-minute offer
Box lines declare force majeure as White House defends ILA
Talks rumoured to be underway after USMX urged ILA back to the table
ILA blames 'profiteering' foreign-shipping lines for US port strike
Strike disruption begins: 'a frenzy' to come with extra demand for airfreight
Shippers scrambling for alternatives as box lines divert from closed ports
Airlines scramble to avoid Middle East airspace as missiles fly
Port strike will see 60 more ships at anchor this week and rates rising
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