After 3 days of strike, on October 4, 2024, work resumes in American ports on the East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.
The dockers’ strike is effectively suspended until January 15, the new deadline to finalize agreements between the International Longshoreman Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) on the few remaining outstanding points.
The main thing to remember is that a 62% wage increase over six years was granted to workers.
Consequences of the strike
The impacts of this relatively short strike are real but should not be too significant. Note that:
- A build-up of ships occurred in ports during non-working days
- Some ships were diverted to ports in Canada, the Caribbean and Panama
- Goods will be unloaded at a port that was not the initially planned port of arrival
This may cause some delivery delays.
Will it cost customers?
It remains to be seen whether carriers will apply additional fees (Work Disruption Surcharges) to their customers for the transport of goods transiting through the impacted ports. We will keep you informed in the coming weeks.
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