From The Lede: A looming dock worker strike could slow down the Port of Mobile’s record-breaking year.
A container ship is guided into the Port of Mobile. The port has seen record volume of containers this year.A looming dock worker strike could slow down the Port of Mobile’s record-breaking year.
Though CSA is one of several stevedoring companies that are licensed to operate at the port, the strike is sure to have an impact on port operations, which continue to grow as the volume of containers that move through the port increase. In fact, the Alabama Port Authority announced yesterday that the port handled the most containers per month in September since 2008, when APM Terminals began operations at the port.
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