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China sets its sights on South America with Peru port

by Ritika Gupta and Nathalie Jimenez
Jan 9, 2025
This month, a new megaport will allow trade between South America and Asia to bypass North America entirely.
An aerial view of the Port of Chancay, which aims to become South America’s gateway to Asia.
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Will more automation solve Cape Town's port problems?

by Mo Allie and Naomi Rainey
Jan 8, 2025
Cape Town is ranked as the world's worst-performing port. So what is needed to turn its fortunes around?
Aging equipment and breakdowns have been among the problems holding back efficiency at the Port of Cape Town.
Jean van der Meulen/Pixabay
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With a U.S. dockworkers strike looming, a history of labor mobilizing in Liverpool

by James Graham and Naomi Rainey
Jan 7, 2025
One of Britain's longest running industrial disputes took place in northwest England in the 1990s. What's it's legacy?
A strong sense of solidarity at the Port of Liverpool, pictured above, led to a yearslong walkout in 1995.
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As imports rise, the supply chain has capacity to spare

by Henry Epp
Dec 11, 2024
Ahead of potential tariffs, companies are trying to get more foreign goods into the country — and faster. Space seems to be available, unlike a few years ago.
After supply chain snares early in the pandemic, importers substantially expanded warehouse space.
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
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"This couldn’t have come at a worse time": Exporters brace for port strike delays

by Justin Ho
Oct 3, 2024
There's only so much capacity to store backed-up products, including foodstuffs.
The longer the port strike, the more expensive it will be for farmers to store their products waiting to be exported, says senior KPMG economist Meagan Schoenberger.
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Will port strikes lead to food shortages? Consumer, business behavior both play role

by Henry Epp
Oct 3, 2024
If the strike drags on, some imported items could run low. How quickly that happens depends in part on retailers' and consumers' ability to stock up.
If customers rush to stock up, it will "create scarcity more quickly," say experts.
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With East Coast and Gulf ports closed by the strike, West Coast ports are busier than usual

by Caleigh Wells
Oct 3, 2024
For months, shippers have been insuring against strike delays by sending their cargo to the other side of the continent.
California's Port of Long Beach side handled 913,000 shipping containers last month, about 18% more than normal.
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Longshoremen strike for better pay and to stop automation

by Stephanie Hughes
Oct 2, 2024
About a hundred striking longshoremen marched by one of the terminals in the port of Baltimore. Some carried signs that say “machines don’t feed families.”
Longshoremen on strike at the Port of Baltimore on Oct. 1, 2024.
Stephanie Hughes for Marketplace
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At issue in the longshoremen's strike: How much automation is appropriate at ports?

by Matt Levin
Oct 1, 2024
Automation at U.S. ports on the East and Gulf Coasts tends to lag behind that at the West Coast, Asian and European ports.
Around 80 longshoremen striking in the rain at the Port of Baltimore on Oct. 1. Baltimore is the farthest inland port on the east coast, and is known for importing cars, farm equipment, gypsum, and sugar.
Stephanie Hughes/Marketplace
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A dockworkers strike is days away. What would it mean for the economy?

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Alex Schroeder
Sep 26, 2024
The deadline for negotiations between the union representing dockworkers and the ports is next week.
Wesley Lapointe for The Washington Post via Getty Images
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