2024-10-03 09:44:22
Longshoremen at 14 major U.S. ports went on strike early Tuesday after last-minute negotiations between their union and the Maritime Alliance over pay failed.
The strike at the Port of Virginia, one of the affected facilities, “began at 12:01 a.m.” on Tuesday, the port announced on its website.
And of the US$14,893 million of US imports from Colombia, in 2023, according to the US Census Bureau, 61.3% of these external sales, that is, US$9,128 million, entered the East coast by sea, area where
would present the dockers’ strike, scheduled to begin on October 1st.
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The most affected would be agri-food products. The possible longshoreman strike on the US East Coast would have a significant and far-reaching impact on Colombian supply chains and products. “The strike, which is scheduled to begin on October 1, 2024, would paralyze port operations, causing significant delays in the loading and unloading of goods. The interruption of the flow of goods could generate a shortage of imported products, but the most worrying thing for Colombia is the paralysis of its exports,” said Javier Díaz Molina, executive president of Analdex.
According to the US Census Bureau, US$14,893 million were imported to the US from Colombia in 2023, of which 61.3% of exports are carried out by sea to the East coast. The main ports on this coast were Houston with US$2,791 million, followed by the port of Newark with about US$1,013 million, Corpus Christi with US$990 million, Port Everglades with US$853 million and Miami with US$483 million.
“This possible strike would have very serious consequences on Colombian products due to the nature of the products we export, given that a large proportion of them are agricultural products,” Díaz pointed out.
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