Even if the dispute between the ILA and USMX is resolved quickly, the battle over automation at U.S. ports is set to rage on for a good long while to come.
Alternative East Coast ports — including Montreal, where half of the terminals are shut down by a strike — will not be able to handle large scale diversions.
The union recently claimed that carriers "are gouging their customers," alleging that it now costs $30,000 to ship a single container. Not so, says freight rate analytics company, Xeneta.
Several terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach remained closed on September 27, after a tractor-trailer overturned on a vital artery for cargo.
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