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At least 45 container vessels that have been unable to unload had anchored up outside the strike-stricken US East Coast and Gulf Coast ports by yesterday

Ship queue grows at US ports as dockers strike continues

Long lines of container ships queued up outside major US ports today as the biggest dockworker strike in nearly half a century entered its third day preventing unloading and threatening shortages of everything from bananas to auto parts.

Business • 03 Oct 24

US dockworkers' strike action enters second day

President Joe Biden's administration heaped pressure on US port employers to raise their offer to secure a labour deal with dockworkers on strike for a second day today, choking half the country's ocean shipping.

Business • 02 Oct 24

US dockers strike

Ship queue grows at US ports as dockers strike continues

US dockworkers' strike action enters second day

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