Week in Review: Strikes, tariffs and other uncertainties ahead

The country may have avoided a messy strike at the ports this year, but another deadline looms. Meanwhile, more talk about tariffs from the incoming Trump Administration just raises more questions. Here’s a look at that and more headlines from the week.

In their monthly look at flatbed shipping, Reibus International noted October’s East Coast port labor strike may have been short lived, but we now turn toward the Jan. 15 deadline to reach a long-term agreement. “The October strike could turn out to be a preview of the main event,” Reibus’ Robert Martin wrote.