The negotiations are taking place as the pandemic has hammered U.S. imports, exacerbating tensions between labor and management at a time when container ships are already strained by low staffing, equipment shortages and global congestion. The longshoremen have long had the ability to choke off cargo flows if things get contentious with their employers. Learn more here.
Goodman, S. Peter | “Global shipping container bottlenecks and bunching set continue for 2022”