ILA lawsuit throttles South Carolina container terminal traffic
Hapag-Lloyd and OOCL sued over use of nonunion workers at new Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal
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The Yorktown Express was the first ship serviced at the Leatherman Terminal. The ILA then sued Hapag-Lloyd for the use of nonunion labor. (Photo: English Purcell/SCPA)
It is unclear whether ocean carriers will avoid a newly opened container terminal in South Carolina until a labor dispute is cleared up. But at least for now, it appears most shipping lines are steering clear of the Port of Charleston’s Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal to avoid being caught up in a lawsuit filed by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA).