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Maersk Advises Cargo Removal as Threat of US Port Strikes Persists
Major shipping firm Maersk has advised its customers to remove cargo from US East and Gulf Coast ports, in preparation for potential strike action by port workers in mid-January.
Negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union and the employers’ representative the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) on a new contract for port workers appear to have stalled, with the deadline of January 15, 2025, looming.
In a customer advisory statement released on December 30, Maersk said, “If no agreement is reached by [January 15], a coast-wide...
Maersk CEO Comments On Continued Impact Of Red Sea Crisis
The Red Sea crisis is stretching into the third quarter of 2024, continuing to put a strain on container ships that are being forced to temporarily divert and take longer routes.
Conflict in the area began in October 2023, and by December 2023 container ships in transit through the Red Sea/ Gulf of Aden were being attacked. Maersk was one of the shipping companies to experience an attack when its vessel, the Maersk Hangzhou, was hit by an unknown object while passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait from...
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