US shippers avoid East Coast ports on risk of second strikeShippers fear another strike amid union's hard line against automation.
31 Oct, 2024, 10.17 AM IST
The battle between dockworkers and robots isn't overThe transition towards containerization in the 1950s drastically cut shipping costs, replacing manual labor with machines, and this trend c...
16 Oct, 2024, 09.52 AM IST
US port strike ends, but clearing long ship queues will take timeAt least 54 container ships queued up outside the ports over three days as the strike prevented unloading and threatened shortages of every...
07 Oct, 2024, 09.54 AM IST
Port workers get a raise. Now comes the hard partThe East and Gulf coast port strike concluded without presidential intervention as workers secured a 62% wage increase over six years.
05 Oct, 2024, 10.51 AM IST
Port union agrees to suspend strikeThe strike, which the dockworkers union began Tuesday, threatened to weigh on the economy five weeks before national elections.
04 Oct, 2024, 10.05 AM IST
US East, Gulf Coast dockworkers' strike may impact India's exports to AmericaIndian exporters are alarmed by the US East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers' strike. Delays and higher costs are anticipated as shipments ...
03 Oct, 2024, 06.36 PM IST
The busiest port on the east coast comes to a stopThe strike by 45,000 dockworkers has shut down major East and Gulf Coast ports, significantly disrupting commerce. Businesses and blue-coll...
03 Oct, 2024, 09.36 AM IST
US ports strike: 14 major seaports from Texas to Maine shutdown, threat looms large for global economyDockworkers at seaports have conducted a massive strike, which can harm the global economy as well as the US economy.
01 Oct, 2024, 10.10 PM IST
East and Gulf Coast dockworkers go on strike first time in nearly 50 years; Here is all you need to knowThousands of dockworkers in US East and Gulf coasts began a strike, affecting major ports like New Jersey, Virginia, and Texas. The strike ...
01 Oct, 2024, 09.06 PM IST
Bananas, cars, and clothes: US port labor dispute threatens range of productsThe strike could hit 36 ports that handle about one-half of U.S. ocean imports. That could affect availability of a range of goods from ban...
01 Oct, 2024, 09.55 AM IST
US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen's strikeOn Friday, top Biden administration officials met with port operators and told them they should negotiate with the union ahead of Tuesday, ...
30 Sep, 2024, 10.54 AM IST
Beneath the potential strike at US ports: Tensions over innovationDockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts of the United States are threatening to strike over automation concerns. The dispute involves the I...
30 Sep, 2024, 09.54 AM IST
Shippers scramble for workarounds ahead of threatened US port strikeA prolonged strike, alongside an ongoing strike by 30,000 machinists at Boeing that has already started to ripple through the aircraft make...
26 Sep, 2024, 10.16 AM IST
A looming east coast port strike could shake the economyBusinesses are accelerating imports and redirecting cargo to avoid disruptions from a potential dockworkers' strike on the East and Gulf co...
24 Sep, 2024, 05.28 PM IST
Will automation replace jobs? Port workers may strike over itThe International Longshoremen's Association, which has more than 47,000 members, said it had discovered that the gate was using technology...
03 Sep, 2024, 10.20 AM IST
US industries fearing a port strike urge Biden to revive talksAmidst peak shipping season, stable long-term contracts at West Coast gateways draw focus during labor negotiations at East and Gulf Coast ...
27 Jun, 2024, 10.06 AM IST
- Cargo diversion feared as longshore talks collapse
Talks have collapsed between the US east coast ILA and USMX, sparking fears of a mass cargo diversion to west coast ports.
27 Aug, 2012, 06.40 AM IST