New dockworker strike threat looms for Port of Virginia
Shippers in Hampton Roads are bracing for a renewed dockworker strike in mid-January after contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen‘s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance stalled in November. More than 45,000 dockworkers walked off their jobs for three days starting Oct. 1 at ports from Maine through Texas, including at the Port of […]
As dockworkers strike continues, experts weigh potential supply chain impacts
The situation remains at a stalemate following the first day of a historic strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) at ports from Maine to Texas. Thousands of ILA members joined the picket line as a midnight deadline passed Monday evening — with no deal reached between ILA and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), […]