ILA breaks off US port labour talks, points finger at ‘foreign company’ Maersk
National Retail Federation: ‘Any disruption could affect important selling seasons’
Xenophobic attacks on foreign container shipping lines scored political points during the supply chain crisis. With rates surging, a port labour contract in jeopardy, and a presidential election looming, foreign carriers such as Maersk could become caught in America’s political crossfire yet again