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ContainerSignal Daily: LA-Long Beach strike deadline set to slip

A walkout by ILWU Local 26 watchmen at Los Angeles and Long Beach is expected to move to 4 November, as Drewry's composite falls 3% and a boxship sinks off Bulgaria.

October 30, 2026

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ContainerSignal Daily: LA-Long Beach strike deadline looms

ILWU watchmen at eight Los Angeles and Long Beach terminals may strike on 1 November, while drones hit a container ship bound for Constanta.

October 28, 2026

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ContainerSignal Daily: US proposes extending China port fee pause

The US Trade Representative proposes extending the suspension of Section 301 port fees on China-linked ships to 9 January, as freight indexes split.

October 27, 2026

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What is transshipment in container shipping?

Transshipment moves a container between ships at an intermediate hub. How hub-and-spoke, relay and interlining work, and what the handover costs shippers.

October 20, 2026