Shippers scramble for workarounds ahead of threatened US port strike

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Shippers scramble for workarounds ahead of threatened US port strike - Economic Times

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A prolonged strike, alongside an ongoing strike by 30,000 machinists at Boeing that has already started to ripple through the aircraft maker's supplier network, could put a dent in the U.S.job market next month at a critical moment.

As of Saturday, there were 42 container ships scheduled to arrive at the Port of New York and New Jersey, one of the biggest ports involved in the labor dispute, according to S&P Global's maritime tracking service Sea-web.

Now, he is working on a plan to put shipments on trains to West Coast ports - should the ILA's members go on a prolonged strike at ports that stretch from Maine to Texas and handle about half of U.S.ocean trade.