Port strike will see 60 more ships at anchor this week and rates rising
As the port strike on the US east and Gulf coasts enters its third day, ...
DSV: STAR OF THE WEEKDSV: FLAWLESS EXECUTIONKNIN: ANOTHER LOWWTC: TAKING PROFITMAERSK: HAMMEREDZIM: PAINFUL END OF STRIKE STLA: PAYOUT RISKAMZN: GOING NOWHEREAMZN: SEASONAL PEAK PREPARATIONSJBHT: LVL PARTNERSHIPHD: MACRO READING AND DISCONNECTSTLA: 'FALLING LEAVES'STLA: THE STEEP DROP
DSV: STAR OF THE WEEKDSV: FLAWLESS EXECUTIONKNIN: ANOTHER LOWWTC: TAKING PROFITMAERSK: HAMMEREDZIM: PAINFUL END OF STRIKE STLA: PAYOUT RISKAMZN: GOING NOWHEREAMZN: SEASONAL PEAK PREPARATIONSJBHT: LVL PARTNERSHIPHD: MACRO READING AND DISCONNECTSTLA: 'FALLING LEAVES'STLA: THE STEEP DROP
There is no sign of operational conditions in US west coast ports improving any time soon, and importers are now beginning to realise the trade is likely suffer disruptions for a considerable period. The problems at the quayside are now having a material impact on liner schedules, and despite carriers’ efforts to speed up vessels on the back haul leg to Asia, schedule reliability is in steep decline, according to this analysis from Drewry.
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Port strike will see 60 more ships at anchor this week and rates rising
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