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There’s already a queue of cargo ships backing up at US ports

The dockworkers strike is having an immediate effect on the flow of goods through Eastern US ports.Ship tracking data show a growing number of vessels sitting at anchor near closed facilities.Experts tell BI the impact of the backlog will reverberate long after an agreement is reached. For the first time…

Ship queue grows at US ports as dockworker strike enters third day By Reuters

By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Long lines of container ships queued up outside major U.S. ports on Thursday 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. No negotiations were scheduled…