BC port strike ending

Longshoremen are back on the docks at US east and gulf coast ports, but the ILA has not contractually accepted the negotiated wage increase, and there are still issues to resolve.

While the strike on the US East and Gulf Coast has ended, Xeneta’s Peter Sand warns that “it is only a tentative agreement, and automation at ports will remain a major stumbling block.” 

Ports announce reopening after the ILA and USMX reached a tentative wage deal, ending the strike that had disrupted operations.

Container shipping companies, including CMA CGM, Ocean Network Express (ONE), and COSCO, are invoking force majeure due to the impacts of ongoing ILA strike.

USMX calls ILA to return to negotiations to end the ongoing strike, rejects any preconditions for resuming talks.

Sea-Intelligence: The ILA holds the upper hand for now, but if the strike drags on, public opinion may begin to shift, potentially weakening their position.