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(11 articles)Container Rates Resist Decline as Carriers Demand $3K Hikes
Container shipping rates on the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe routes remain stubbornly elevated despite indicators that peak season demand is cooling. Carriers are aggressively pursuing $2,000 to $3,0
LA/LB Port Strike Threatens Container Traffic and Congestion
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is poised to strike at the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex, with approximately 250 security workers set to walk off the job on November 4
LA/LB Port Strike Threat: Security Workers Walk Sunday
The Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex faces significant operational risk as 250 security workers represented by ILWU Local 26 prepare for potential strike action following contract expiration Su
250 Port Security Workers Could Halt Half of LA-LB Complex
A small but strategically critical workforce of approximately 250 security watchmen at the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex has created a labor dispute with outsized consequences for North Amer
LA-Long Beach Port Strike Could Halt Operations Nov 1
About 250 union security workers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports have authorized a strike set to begin as early as 5 p.m. Pacific time on November 1, 2025. While the watchmen represent only 2%
UPS Parcel Pivot: Strategic Shift or Labor Strike Smokescreen?
UPS management has spent 18 months publicly positioning itself as moving away from low-margin B2C parcel delivery toward premium integrated logistics services in sectors like B2B distribution, healthc
German Port Strikes Averted as Rhine Delays Continue
Germany's major container and general cargo ports have narrowly avoided widespread industrial action after dockworkers represented by the ver.di union accepted new contract terms from the Central Asso
2028 Labor Crisis: UPS & West Coast Ports Face Simultaneous Strikes
The U.S. supply chain faces a potentially unprecedented labor crisis in 2028, when both the UPS-Teamsters master contract and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) agreement with the
German Port Strike Looms as Ver.di Rejects Pay Offer
German port workers represented by the United Services Union (Ver.di) have voted to reject the latest employment offer from port operators, marking a critical escalation in ongoing labor negotiations.
UPS-Teamsters 2028 Contract Will Reshape Parcel Market
A high-stakes labor negotiation looms for UPS in August 2028 when its current Teamsters union contract expires. Influential industry analyst Satish Jindel predicts this showdown will fundamentally res
UPS-Teamsters 2028 Contract Talks Could Trigger Parcel Industry Upheaval
Upcoming labor negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters union in 2028 are expected to carry substantial consequences for the parcel delivery industry and broader supply chain operations. Analysts ar