Suhas Sreedhar, Manager, Supply Chain & Technology Thought Leadership, GT NexusFrom Suhas Sreedhar, Manager, Supply Chain & Technology Thought Leadership, GT NexusAll LogisticsHard Lessons in Disruption: What the West Coast Port Slowdown Really Taught UsWith a tentative agreement in place between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), the 7-month-long West Coast port crisis has come to an end. What comes next is the final body count - what percentage of GDP shrank because of the slowdown? What was the impact on the trade deficit? Who got hit hardest, and just how hard? Then what? There may be a collective sigh of relief in the air, but can things really go back to normal? Should they?March 9, 2015Page 1 of 1
