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The knock-on effects of the US East Coast and Gulf Coast longshoreworkers' strikes will cause major supply chain disruptions that could reshape the container shipping market until 2025. Peter pointed out that the consequences would be severe, not only causing congestion in US ports, but also that docking ships would be forced to delay their return to the Far East for their next voyage. The strike, which will last only a week, will affect shipping schedules from the Far East to the US in late December and throughout January. Given that more than 40 percent of containerized cargo enters the United States through East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, the impact of a strike would be huge, and the U.S. economy would be severely damaged as a result.