Strike in key UK port to add pressure on supply chains

If dock workers in major UK port Felixstowe carry out their heralded strike on Aug. 21, it may result in carriers sending their ships toward ports with shorter waiting times instead, according to analyst.
Photo: Ben Stansall/AFP / AFP
Photo: Ben Stansall/AFP / AFP

Port workers in British port Felixstowe are planning to strike for eight days from Aug. 21-29, and this is bound to increase pressure on the already strained supply chains for carriers.

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