News / Port strikes would expose airfreight's vulnerability to a 'capacity crisis'

Concern is mounting over the impact of looming US east and Gulf coast port strikes on the nation’s airfreight, with e-commerce already hoovering-up capacity as peak season nears.

As reported in The Loadstar last week, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) will finalise contract demands and prep US east and Gulf coast port members for a 1 October strike, should agreement not be reached with employer group the United States Maritime Alliance.

That timing has left cargo ...