Breakbulk cargo flows from key hubs on the US Gulf Coast could be affected by strikes by port workers, but to a much less dramatic extent than for containers.
On Tuesday, members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) launched a strike on the East Coast and Gulf Coast that will temporarily shutter 10 of the country’s 25 largest ports.
Steel and breakbulk operations at Ports America’s terminal in Tampa, Florida, will suffer some impact from the industrial action.
