New attack on P3 as powerful US dockers' union calls on FMC to block alliance plan

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While the liner shipping industry awaits the official position of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on the proposed P3 alliance, one of the most prominent dockworkers’ unions has voiced its opposition to the deal.

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents around 14,000 dockers in the 14 major ports on the US east and Gulf coasts, wrote to the FMC this week asking it to block the formation of the alliance between Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Co and CMA CGM on the ...