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Not the shipper panic of 2012

Sunday, August 26, 2012

By Chris Gillis Maybe it’s a sign of the times, but today’s American shippers appear to be much better informed and prepared to work around potential breakdowns in their supply chains — even those created by labor disruptions. This is certainly the case with the potential for a dockworkers’ strike on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts if the International Longshoremen’s Association and U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents the marine terminal operators, fail to forge a n...

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