After reaching a tentative deal that suspended a short strike in October, unionized dockworkers and port operators face another crucial test.

The union and port employers are staring down a Jan. 15 deadline for contract negotiations amid fears of another strike.

And as infrastructure analyst Brian Potter has argued: Automation, at best, seems like a partial explanation of American port productivity problems. The U.S. is not necessarily all that far behind ...

Cargo could stop flowing at East and Gulf Coast ports, which handle most imports, if a union and an employers’ group can’t ...

and stone fruit like cherries and peaches than any other American port. 5.1 billion pounds of fresh fruit was brought to Philly on cargo ships that made 3,404 international trips in 2023.