With talks stalled and more labor demands being put on the table, a dockworkers strike at ports along the US East and Gulf coasts looks increasingly inevitable with just two weeks remaining on the current contract between maritime employers and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA).

And that means ports and ocean carriers are now figuring out the playbook for how to handle what would be the first strike to hit those coasts in nearly half a century.

The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents maritime employers, said in a statement Friday “there has been no further progress” in negotiations...

Source: This article is an original JOC publication.