Supply chain

ASU supply chain expert: expect regular hiccups to global supply chain

Cranes remain shut down at the Barbours Cut Container Terminal during the first day of the dockworkers strike on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Houston. Port operators want to make the ports more efficient by installing automation technology such as driverless trucks, automated cranes to move containers on and off ship and install gate checkpoints so workers can move about easier, said Dale Rogers, a supply chain expert at Arizona State University.

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The global supply chain seemed to just miss some turbulent waters.

On Thursday, the International Longshoremen’s Association announced it “is suspending its three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate” a new contract, the Associated Press reported.

The U.S. ports from Maine to Texas had shuttered for several days this week as the union of roughtly 45,000 dockworkers hit the picket lines for the first time since 1977.

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