ILA strike threat aids August U.S. inbound volumes

Labor

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 8.5 percent in September compared with the same month last year, with strong increases expected into the holiday season, despite talk of a possible dockworkers' strike at East and Gulf Coast ports, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “Retailers are bringing in more merchandise for the holiday season this ye...

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