News / East coast port strike threat grows – and Canadian rail dispute still lingers

There will be no rest for North American shippers as one strike ends, because another threatens to “increase delays and drive up costs”.  

On Friday, east coast port employers the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) said that, along with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), it had filed a ‘notice to mediation agencies’ with the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS).  

This is to inform the FMCS of a dispute between the parties and does not represent an agreement for mediation. ...