Logistics

Retailers anxious to stockpile goods could worsen East Coast challenges

Soaring freight rates, a looming strike and general supply issues are making US companies order goods home early to mitigate chaos.
Tensions are building on the US East Coast due to the conflict between dockworkers and their employers.
Tensions are building on the US East Coast due to the conflict between dockworkers and their employers.
by SEBASTIAN SCHLÜTER JACOBSEN

Shippers’ attempts to fill inventories to reduce long transit times and delays could exacerbate problems on the US East Coast even further, says Jonathan Roach, shipping analyst for Braemar in London, to The Wall Street Journal. 

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