On October 3 evening, the ILA (union) and the USMX (carriers and terminal operators), reached an agreement for wage terms for the next contract period . The ILA has suspended the labor action. Additionally, the negotiations covering terminal automation have been suspended until January 15th, 2025.
Kestrel will continue to be pro-active in ensuring we have your interests first and foremost.
Please send your request with all available details to
Raterequests@kestrel.com or Globalsales@kestrel.com
Or contact one of our local offices and agents for shipping to the Caribbean, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Grand Cayman, Yucatan, and Central America.
Our full list of contacts can be found at https://www.kestrel.com/agents
LCL containers which have arrived or arriving to the Miami gateway will be un-stuffed as soon as the containers can be pulled out of the respective terminals.
There is already a cascade of ships that have by-passed South Florida and the plans to re-route containers are being made by respective ocean carriers.
Kestrel’s LCL network will be routing LCL shipments through usual routes; except the UK which for the next several weeks will use an alternate hub to ensure Christmas goods are arriving on time for holiday stocking.
Deep-sea carriers have filed for (special short- term increases) to recover their costs for the short-lived strike as well as filed GRI’s from North America to Latin America and the Caribbean.
Please consider your needs and plans for 1Q 2025 to ensure there are contingency plans in the event of another action.
We appreciate your patience and understanding.
