Dock strikes and shippers eyeing rate renegotiation add pressure on carriers
The threat of dock strikes at Felixstowe and Liverpool next month, together with the potential ...
And to think everyone was worried about east coast port strikes. Port clerks yesterday shut down the largest cargo terminal at the Port of Los Angeles, and the strike threatens to spread to all port terminals in Los Angeles and Long Beach if an arbitrator agrees the action is valid. There is more information on the workers’ grievances here.
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