“'That said, if the US west coast continues to be a release valve for a potential ILA strike supply chain disruption, there is a high risk that both west coast port and rail operations could become overwhelmed.'
And signs of strain are already visible on the land side, according to ITS.
'Rail operations in Seattle and Los Angeles continue to struggle with IPI freight and higher volumes of domestic peak retail freight,' the authors noted, adding that rail dwell time at the port of LA crept up to nearly eight days by mid-November.
Mr Brashier observed that 'available [rail] equipment for west-east goods flow is, and will continue to be, problematic. Most anticipate that to worsen as we get into January,' he said." Read the original story at: The Loadstar
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Source: The Loadstar