The largest union of dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), began a strike at 36 container ports starting Tuesday. The affected ports, represented by the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), include three of the U.S.’s five busiest ports: the Port of New York and New Jersey, the Port of Savannah, Georgia, and the Port of Houston. The strike is occurring just in time for maritime’s peak season.
Supply chains across every industry will be...