News / Forwarders warn shippers to expect a second ILA-USMX work stoppage

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There was widespread relief that the work stoppage at US east and Gulf coast ports at the beginning of October was called off after three days. While it has taken some time to clear the congestion at afflicted ports like Savannah, this was nothing like the system-wide paralysis that had been widely predicted if the strike had been allowed to go on.

Beyond the immediate relief of facing a peak season without massive disruption on top, shipper reactions vary, from a ...