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2024 ACD Annual Meeting

 

ACD’s Annual Meeting provides a platform to exchange ideas and build partnerships for the road ahead. Esteemed speakers at the General Session will offer invaluable third-party perspectives on topics ranging from legislative matters to navigating high-stakes business environments. With a full schedule of networking events, the Annual Meeting is your opportunity to connect to chemical distribution experts.

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Responsible Reflections Blog

Force Majeure or Force of Greed? The Port Strike and Its Cost to Americans
October 3, 2024
Force Majeure or Force of Greed? The Port Strike and Its Cost to Americans

At the stroke of midnight on October 1, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) began its strike, effectively shutting down the ports from Maine to Texas. This followed a disappointing negotiation process with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), the group representing the ports, as both sides were unable to agree on a new master contract. For months, the ILA and USMX exchanged statements back-and-forth accusing each other of refusing to negotiate in good faith and declining to meaningfully revise their respective offers. This remains unchanged even as we sit three days into a strike, with the American people and small businesses about to start feeling the pain.


Crisis in the Making: Preparing for the Potential East Coast Strike
September 26, 2024
Crisis in the Making: Preparing for the Potential East Coast Strike

The supply chain has seemingly been in ‘crisis mode’ since early 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Since then, we have experienced a series of significant disruptions: multiple rail strikes (including one this past summer and another narrowly avoided two years ago), labor disputes at West Coast ports, a drought in the Panama Canal limiting movement of containers, the ongoing turmoil in the Red Sea due to the Houthis, and the list goes on.  


 

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