News / A 'summer of logistics discontent' as ripples from Felixstowe strike hit Europe

Cosco is to omit its CSCL Brisbane and YM Evolution services into Felixstowe next week, after the eight-day strike by dock workers begins on Sunday.

Unite union negotiators walked out on discussions with the port authority last week, rejecting a 7% wage increase and £500 ($600) lump sum as being “fairly far away” from what its 1,900 members were willing to accept. It claimed that, with inflation above 10%, it was “effectively, a pay cut”.

The carrier said: “The port of Felixstowe work ...