Two weeks of strike action at the Port of Liverpool are causing disruption in the run-up to Christmas…
Workers at the country’s fourth largest port are striking over pay disputes with Peel Ports, the body that owns the Port of Liverpool.
Having begun on Monday 24th October, this is one of several similar strikes held since August in response to the continuing cost-of-living crisis. However, this one is expected to make a bigger impact for one key reason – this is peak pre-Christmas shipping season…
Around 600 workers are involved in the action, which has been organised by the union Unite, in response to failed pay negotiations.
This is causing major delays for container hauliers, and at a critical time…
What do the Port of Liverpool strikes mean for container hauliers?
Carrier schedules have been severely disrupted, creating trouble for hauliers.
Analysis by Drewry, a maritime and shipping research and consultancy firm, suggests average wait times could reach four days, if previous strike action is anything to go by. By the looks of it, the cargo most impacted is apparel.
Compounded by industrial action earlier this year in the Ports of Liverpool, Felixstowe and Hamburg, the recent strikes are expected to have consequences that continue throughout Q4. And it’s not just local and national supply chains that are affected.
It will likely take global logistics networks a while to recover from the fallout.
In a port that, in 2021, exported £9.99bn and imported £7.67bn worth of trade, the impact of these ongoing disputes is sure to be costly and continue for quite some time…
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