Importers may be out of luck if they try to make insurance claims for goods delayed or damaged during the strike by union dockworkers at U.S. ports.
The International Longshoremen’s Association walked off the job at midnight Tuesday at ports throughout the East and Gulf coasts after failing to come to an agreement on a new contract with terminal operators and ocean lines represented by the United States Maritime Alliance.
The job action shuts down container and vehicle imports just as the holiday...