Portland's future perilous as ILWU drives away top box lines

摘要

The Oregon port of Portland has lost its two biggest customers in a matter of months after Hapag-Lloyd confirmed it is to follow Hanjin Shipping's lead by withdrawing its one and only deepsea service from the US port. The German carrier said in early April it had decided to omit Portland from its Mediterranean Pacific Service, connecting the US west coast, Central America and the Caribbean with west Mediterranean destinations, including Valencia, Cagliari and Marseilles-Fos, in order to maintain its schedule integrity.