Maritime Alliance of terminal operators show signs of breaking down, said Christian Roeloffs, CEO of online container leasing platform Container xChange.“A strike now appears increasingly likely, threatening to disrupt nearly half of the nation’s ocean trade,” he said on Tuesday.“The uncertainty is compounded by the fact that the duration of these strikes is unclear — it could be resolved within weeks or drag on for months, as seen with the West Coast strike last year.“September is traditionally one of the busiest months for U.S.containerized imports, driven by the peak shipping season as businesses prepare for the holiday rush.”
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A possible strike by thousands of dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports in October could result in major disruptions in the supply chain of goods coming in and out of the U.S., according to an export on container trade.
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