Shippers seek alternatives as east coast port strike looms
While North American shippers and forwarders nervously await the next developments in the apparent stand-off ...
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The contract negotiations between the 22,000 port workers in the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and 70 employers on the US west coast, represented by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are back on track.
But there is rising concern that the long wait for a resolution will result in permanent loss of business for west coast ports.
According to a report in the Journal of Commerce, citing sources close to the talks, the two sides have resumed negotiations after a lengthy ...
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