REUTERS EVENTS US West Coast ports regain lost volume as competitive pressure mounts
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 18, 2023
CHICAGO, May 18 (Reuters) - Some U.S. importers who shifted cargo away from West Coast ports to rival gateways over fears that labor contract talks could disrupt shipments have begun bringing some of that volume back, even as those negotiations stretch into their 13th month, company supply chain executives said.
But anxiety over labor negotiations only explains part of the market . . .