Reason26d
Automate the Ports
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 ...
MarketWatch1mon
Ports strike could have $4 billion daily impact, but these container stocks are well positioned
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 ...
Fox Business1mon
Port strike: Can West Coast ports absorb East and Gulf Coast import volumes?
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.
CNN26d
The port strike is over. Here’s what happens next
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 ...
The Washington Post1mon
What to know about the port workers strike and its effect on the economy
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 ...
The New York Times27d
Ports Rush to Reopen After First Major Strike in Decades Is Suspended
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 ...
Wall Street Journal24d
How Bad Are U.S. Ports? The Best Is 53rd Worldwide
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 ...
CNN29d
Massive port strike begins across America’s East Coast, threatening shortages and rising prices
Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are on strike Tuesday against the nation’s East and Gulf Coast ports, choking off the flow of many of America’s ...
Marketplace1mon
At issue in the longshoremen’s strike: How much automation is appropriate at ports?
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 ...
Reuters1mon
Why are US East Coast ports going on strike and what products are affected?
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 ...
Los Angeles Times29d
Dockworker strike shuts down ports in the East, threatening big hit to the U.S. economy
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 ...