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The Port of Wilmington in Delaware, now shut down, is the No. 1 banana port in North America, with leading fruit companies Dole and Chiquita using it as their mid-Atlantic distribution hub.
Massive port strike begins across America’s East Coast, threatening shortages and rising prices Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN October 1, 2024 at 4:25 PM
A Looming Crisis. East Coast ports could shut down if roughly 45,000 dockworkers go through with plans for a strike, delaying the delivery of goods to retailers and potentially resulting in higher ...
What products will be affected by the port strike More than 75% of U.S. bananas arrive at ports handled by the International Longshoremen's Association, or ILA, according to the farm bureau.
Retailers and industry experts are urging shoppers not to resort to panic-buying, saying grocery aisles should be well-stocked with essentials for weeks.
But the International Longshoremen’s Association — representing about 25,000 port workers on the East and Gulf coasts — went on strike when a contract expired at midnight Sept. 30.
A strike would effectively shut down three dozen locations at 14 port authorities along the East and Gulf coasts, causing shortages and driving up prices on a host of goods.
Expect shortages of bananas, booze, chocolate and cherries if there’s a long port strike Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN September 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM