US East Coast ports were shut down from 1 October 2024 with ramifications that
could be far more serious than all previous port strikes in the US, including
the 1971 ILWU strike that lasted 130 days, the 1977 ILA selective strike that
lasted for 57 days, the 2002 PMA lockout of the ILWU that lasted for 11 days and
the 2014-2015 ILWU work slowdowns that persisted for almost 5 months.
Congestion at US East Coast ports has picked up last week ahead of the planned
strike, with Savannah, Charleston