Strikes At US Ports, Canada's Railways May Cause Container Freight Rate Volatility
Strikes At US Ports, Canada's Railways May Cause Container Freight Rate Volatility
"The possibility of simultaneous strikes at U.S. ports and Canadian railways present a perfect storm for North American trade."Possible labor strikes at U.S. East and Gulf coast ports and Canadian railways may lead to volatility in container freight rates by causing supply-chain disruptions for the container industry and cargo owners, according to an industry expert.
根據行業專家，美國東海岸和墨西哥灣港口以及加拿大鐵路可能發生勞工罷工，這可能會導致集裝箱行業和貨主的供應鏈中斷，從而導致集裝箱運價波動。
"With the looming strikes at Canadian railways and U.S. ports, we may see an immediate uptick in freight rates as market participants brace for significant disruptions," said Christian Roeloffs, CEO of German online container marketplace Container xChange.
「由於加拿大鐵路和美國港口的罷工即將發生，市場參與者可能會預見到重大的干擾，從而導致貨運費率立即上升，」 Container xChange 的 CEO Christian Roeloffs 表示。
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"The possibility of simultaneous strikes at U.S. ports and Canadian railways present a perfect storm for North American trade."
「美國港口和加拿大鐵路同時發生罷工的可能性爲北美貿易帶來了一場完美風暴。」
Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City plan to lock out thousands of rail workers on Thursday if they cannot reach labor agreements with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, Reuters reported.
據路透社報道，如果加拿大國家鐵路和加拿大太平洋堪薩斯城與加拿大鐵路會議的團隊斯特師工會無法達成勞動協議，將於週四封鎖數千名鐵路工人。
The Teamsters issued a 72-hour strike notice on Sunday to CPKC ahead of the company's lockout notice.
週日，Teamsters組織向CPKC發出了72小時的罷工通知，之前該公司發佈了封鎖通知。
Meanwhile, the International Longshoreman Association, which represents 45,000 dockworkers at three dozen U.S. ports, plans to go on strike on Oct. 1 if it does not sign a new labor contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance by that date.
與此同時，代表美國三十六個港口的四萬五千名碼頭工人的國際碼頭工人協會計劃在10月1日進行罷工，如果在那個日期之前與美國海事聯盟簽署新的勞動合同。
Price Action: Container leasing and container liner stocks saw gains and losses on Wednesday.
價格行動：週三，集裝箱租賃和集裝箱船公司股票出現漲跌。
- Triton International Limited (NYSE:TRTN) was down 0.53% to close at $26.18
- Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESEA) declined 4.98% to $45.42.
- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) slipped 0.87% to $26.17
- Matson, Inc. (NYSE:MATX) picked up 2.09% to $133.73
- Danaos Corporation (NYSE:DAC) declined 0.90% to $82.36
- Triton International Limited (紐交所: TRTN) 下跌0.53%，收盤價爲26.18美元。
- Euroseas Ltd. (納斯達克: ESEA) 下降4.98%，收盤價爲45.42美元。
- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (紐交所: GSL) 下滑0.87%，收盤價爲26.17美元。
- Matson, Inc. (紐交所: MATX) 上漲2.09%，收盤價爲133.73美元。
- Danaos Corporation (紐交所: DAC) 下跌0.90%，收盤價爲82.36美元。
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