by A1 Freight Solutions | Oct 2, 2024 | Domestic Shipping, ILA Strike, Supply Chain
After weeks of warnings by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the East Coast port strike begins. On midnight, October 1st, ILA dockworkers began protesting, resulting in shutdowns in East and Gulf Coast ports. Their six-year contract with the United...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Sep 17, 2024 | Freight, ILA Strike, Supply Chain
With negotiations remaining stagnant as the deadline nears, shippers may soon see the ILA strike affecting trucking. On September 30th, a six-year contract between the International Longshoreman Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX)...