Home/American Shipper/TP Pulse: Tangible concern over ILA strike American Shipper TP Pulse: Tangible concern over ILA strike FreightWaves Staff · Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Ninety-four percent of transpacific shippers surveyed by American Shipper last week said they are concerned about a potential strike at U.S. East and Gulf coast ports at the end of 2012.