Fears of further East Coast port disruptions, impacts on trade continue

U.S. supply chains have not returned to pre-strike patterns as industries brace for potential disruptions in the new year, sources tell Inside U.S. Trade, with some arguing that last month’s strike at East and Gulf coast ports could permanently alter some U.S. trade flows. In the months leading up to the end of a six-year contract between dockworkers on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico and port operators, which expired at the end of September, supply chain professionals and...