Union Authorizes LA/Long Beach Strike Amid Rising Ocean Freight Rates
What Happened?
A potential security union strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach threatens cargo operations starting November 1. Concurrently, carrier returns to the Red Sea have aggravated hub congestion in China, pushing up spot rates across major transpacific and Asia–Europe trade lanes.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Published date
October 31, 2026
Effective from
November 1, 2026
Advisory category
port_disruption
Affected Trade lanes
Asia -> North America, Asia -> North Europe
Affected Ports
USLAX, USLGB
Who is Affected?
Shippers, BCOs, and freight forwarders managing shipments across Transpacific and Asia–Europe corridors subject to US West Coast port disruption and capacity shifts.
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