# ILWU pickets shut down work at LA's APL terminal | Journal of Commerce

> ILWU pickets shut down work at the APL terminal in Los Angeles. The same news roundup reports Maersk weighing a large ship ordering program and US LTL truck pricing rising 4.5% in August.

- Date: 2017-09-28 · published 2017-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68946-ilwu-pickets-shut-down-work-at-la-s-apl-terminal-journal-of-commerce
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Terminal stoppages and chassis shortages add to West Coast container backlogs, which can raise ocean and inland freight costs for agricultural exporters.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- joc.com: https://www.joc.com/article/ilwu-pickets-shut-down-work-at-las-apl-terminal-5230507

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