Sentences with phrase «coast port dispute»

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SAN FRANCISCO / TOKYO (Reuters)- A labor dispute at ports on the U.S. West Coast is disrupting supply chains across the Pacific, forcing some Asian exporters to resort to costly air freight and pushing up shipping rates as more freighters are caught up in long lines to dock.

February 18, 2015 • A labor dispute between shipping lines and dock workers has created big cargo backups at many West Coast ports.

«A labor dispute that had reduced the 29 West Coast ports, which handle close to half the consumer cargo in the U.S. down to 50 % -60 % capacity appears to be over.