News / US west coast port labour disputes now just 'minor inconveniences'

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As operations at US west coast ports Los Angeles and Long Beach normalise after the effects of the pandemic and other economic shocks, the importance of labour issues has diminished.

Port volumes at the San Pedro Bay complex were 36% of the US total on 11 April, according to data from FourKites, down from the 42% during the second half of last year, and have been below 40% for four of the past six months.

FourKites’ GM network collaboration, Glenn Koepke, said: ...