But whether they are open or closed, many American ports rank among the least efficient in the entire world. The ports in New York, Baltimore, and Houston—three of the largest of the 36 ports ...
A strike by unionized dockworkers began Tuesday at East and Gulf Coast ports, raising questions about whether West Coast ports are a viable alternative destination for unloading cargoes.
An impending strike at U.S. East Coast and Gulf ports could affect the U.S. economy by as much as $4 billion a day, Jefferies analysts said, but a number of container-shipping stocks could ...
Round II will be fought over the union’s demand to protect its jobs forever by banning any automation at American ports. The union’s demand is no automation—ever. In a Sept. 7 letter to ...
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey lost between $250-300 million dollars a day during the strike by members of the International Longshoremen’s Association, said Bethann Rooney, the ...
Thousands of longshoremen went on strike at ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico Monday at midnight, halting trade in a wide range of goods and disrupting the economy weeks before the ...
Some 45,000 rank and file members have walked out at 36 ports across the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast, from Boston to Baltimore to New Orleans. So shipping containers stocked with everything ...
WSJ’s Paul Berger explains how the two sides reached a deal. Photo: Michael Nigro/Zuma Press U.S. ports reopened after dockworkers agreed to return to work, ending a three-day strike that ...
By Peter Eavis Hours after a longshoremen’s union on the East and Gulf Coasts agreed to suspend its strike, major ports rushed to reopen on Friday and get cargo to businesses that have spent the ...
The strike could hit 36 ports that handle about one-half of U.S. ocean imports. That could affect availability of a range of goods from bananas to clothing to cars shipped via container ...
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach say they have capacity to handle more cargo rerouted from the East, although additional volume could create some bottlenecks. The union representing ...