Us Port Strikes 2024 List. Seaports on the east coast and gulf of mexico could back up cargo there for weeks or even months, shipping experts said on wednesday. A potentially disastrous strike at us east and gulf coast ports may be just three weeks away.
The international longshoremen’s union is demanding significantly higher wages and a total ban on the automation of cranes, gates and container movements that are used in the loading or loading of freight at 36 u.s. East coast and gulf of mexico would immediately disrupt the flow of goods in the country, the.