Read previewA major maritime workers strike is looming, and it could mean a shutdown of key goods — from cars to food — across the East and Gulf Coasts.
AdvertisementA strike would have widespread implications across the US, with significant shipment delays that could set off a chain reaction of disruptions.
Advertisement"We are coordinating with partners across the supply chain to prepare for any potential impacts," Steve Burns, a PANYNJ spokesperson, told BI.
She referred to estimates from Sea-Intelligence, which predicted that a strike would prevent 74,000 shipping containers from being unloaded each day.
"Throughout the pandemic, Longshore workers never took a day off," ILA Executive Vice President Dennis Daggett said on September 20.
Persons:
—, Harold Daggett, Abe Eshkenazi, USMX, Mia Ginter, Robinson, Ginter, Bethann Rooney, Jonathan Gold, Mitre, Steve Burns, Grace Zwemmer, Biden, Dennis Daggett
Organizations:
Service, Gulf Coasts, Longshoreman's Association, Business, ILA, Association for Supply Chain Management, National Association of Manufacturers, United States Maritime Alliance, Port Authority of New, National Retail, New Jersey, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Oxford Economics, Intelligence
Locations:
East, Gulf, Gulf Coast, East Coast, Port Authority of New York, New Jersey, West Coast, New York, New, Houston