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"This couldn’t have come at a worse time": Exporters brace for port strike delays
by
Justin Ho
Oct 3, 2024
There's only so much capacity to store backed-up products, including foodstuffs.
Will port strikes lead to food shortages? Consumer, business behavior both play role
by
Henry Epp
Oct 3, 2024
If the strike drags on, some imported items could run low. How quickly that happens depends in part on retailers' and consumers' ability to stock up.
With East Coast and Gulf ports closed by the strike, West Coast ports are busier than usual
Oct 3, 2024
For months, shippers have been insuring against strike delays by sending their cargo to the other side of the continent.
Longshoremen strike for better pay and to stop automation
Oct 2, 2024
About a hundred striking longshoremen marched by one of the terminals in the port of Baltimore. Some carried signs that say “machines don’t feed families.”
At issue in the longshoremen's strike: How much automation is appropriate at ports?
by
Matt Levin
Oct 1, 2024
Automation at U.S. ports on the East and Gulf Coasts tends to lag behind that at the West Coast, Asian and European ports.
A dockworkers strike is days away. What would it mean for the economy?
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Alex Schroeder
Sep 26, 2024
The deadline for negotiations between the union representing dockworkers and the ports is next week.
For thousands of workers who rely on Baltimore's port, work has slowed or stopped
Apr 3, 2024
That includes longshoremen who unload container ships, warehouse workers who store the goods and restaurant servers who feed them all.
For public good, not for profit.
West Coast ports lost market share. Will they get it back?
May 8, 2023
Stung by supply chain breakdowns and worried about labor unrest, many shippers have rerouted goods to the Gulf of Mexico and East Coast.
In the customs business, delays are becoming less common
by
Sean McHenry
Sep 12, 2022
As congestion eases at some ports, "we know the fixed date of when freight is arriving now," said customs broker Gretchen Blough.
Ports tackle vessel "dwell times" to reduce backups
Jun 29, 2022
The Port of Oakland wants to shorten the stays of shipping containers at its marine terminals.