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Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on ...
The Anderson Economic Group estimated that the U.S. economy would lose $2.1 billion from a one-week strike, $1.5 billion due to the loss in value or degradation of items such as perishable goods, $400 million for transportation company losses, and $200 million in lost wages for the striking port workers.
As of Oct. 1, dockworkers at major East and Gulf Coast ports have officially gone on strike. ... USA TODAY Sports. Iconic New York sports broadcaster Al Trautwig dies at 68. Weather. Weather.
A strike would cause billions of dollars in economic damage and force shippers to divert more products to the West Coast, raising costs for retailers and ultimately consumers.
Ports in the United States handle a wide variety of goods that are critical to the global economy, including petroleum, grain, steel, automobiles, and containerized goods. See the articles on individual ports for more information, including history, geography, and statistics.
This article lists the world's busiest container ports (ports with container terminals that specialize in handling goods transported in intermodal shipping containers), by total number of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) transported through the port. The table lists volume in thousands of TEU per year.
HOUSTON (Reuters) -The largest ports in Texas closed operations and vessel traffic on Sunday as Hurricane Beryl intensified as it approached the Texas coast near Houston. The ports of Corpus ...
Top 60 container ports of 2023 The Port of Miami is the world's busiest cruise port. List of busiest container ports – by number of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) transported through the port List of countries by container port traffic; List of busiest ports by cargo tonnage – by weight of cargo transported through the port