Transportation and logistics providers, port operators and regulators are warning shippers to ensure contingency plans are in place ahead of a potential strike at US East Coast and Gulf Coast ports next week.
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents terminal operators, are at a negotiations impasse over a new labor contract that would replace the one expiring on 30 September. If a deal can’t be reached, ILA leaders have warned...