U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down Tuesday when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the ...

Dockworkers strike shuts down US ports, raising concerns about goods prices and shortages. Contingency plans and potential ...

The ports affected by the shutdown include Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, New York/New Jersey and Norfolk, Virginia.

While any port can handle any type of goods, some ports are specialized to handle goods for a particular industry.

Nearly 50,000 dockworkers in the US are on strike for the first time in decades, halting the flow of about half the country's ...