Economics
Containers Pile Up at Myanmar Ports as Coup Protests Snarl Trade
- About 90% of the drivers in Yangon halted work since Feb. 12
- Trucks moving about 100 boxes a day, down from 800 normally
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Thousands of striking truck drivers in Myanmar protesting the military coup have slowed delivery of imports, trapping cargo containers at ports and prompting at least one international shipping line to halt new orders.