Port Labor Delays Shipments

Port labor delays are holding up deliveries. As a manufacturer, the consideration of Right Shoring, InSourcing or Bringing Manufacturing back to the United States may be moving up the priority list.

According to Manufacturing Business Technology, there are growing concerns that a slowdown at one of the country’s busiest ports in Long Beach could hit holiday shipments. Business could come to a halt on the West coast, as a battle threatens to stop crucial imports.”

The CBS News video explains some of the issues http://www.mbtmag.com/videos/2014/11/port-labor-battle-could-slow-holiday-shipments?et_cid=4265670&et_rid=54701299&location=top