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Title Deep Dive: Why US West Coast Dockworker Union Negotiations Could Rock Container Shipping (Podcast)
Date Posted 5/19/2022
URL https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVsb2Fkc3Rhci5jYXN0b3MuY29tL2ZlZWQ/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGUtbG9hZHN0YXItcG9kY2FzdC5jYXN0b3MuY29tL3BvZGNhc3RzLzM2NzYzL2VwaXNvZGVzL2RlZXAtZGl2ZS13aHktdXMtd2VzdC1jb2FzdC1kb2Nrd29ya2VyLXVuaW9uLW5lZ290aWF0aW9ucy1jb3VsZC1yb2NrLWNvbnRhaW5lci1zaGlwcGluZw?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwi49OOxls72AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ
Description This episode of the Deep Dive Loadstar Podcast discusses the concerns over potential labor shortages if the ongoing negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and container ports on the West Coast are not resolved. Shippers are ordering inventory from Asia sooner and diverting ships to the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.

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