Takeaways from The Associated Press' report on lost shipping containers
Most of the world's everyday goods and raw materials moved over long distances are packed in large metal boxes the size of ...
Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?
The disaster dumped more than 1,400 damaged shipping containers into the sea — releasing billions of plastic manufacturing ...
What do dockworkers do, and which parts of the job are automated?
Labor pact between dockworkers and the shipping industry doesn't resolve their concerns about automation. Here's what to know ...
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Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?
World Shipping Council president and CEO Joe Kramek said the industry is researching ways to reduce errors in loading and stacking containers, as well as in navigating ships through turbulent waters.
Beneath the Potential Strike at U.S. Ports: Tensions Over Innovation
Confronted by the militancy of longshore unions, port operators have deployed automation, in part to limit their ...
US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen’s strike
If roughly 45,000 U.S. longshoremen make good on their threat to strike beginning Tuesday, they could shut down 36 ports from ...
Port strike freezes shipping on East Coast, threatening shortages
The strike is disrupting ports that handle more than half of U.S. trade in shipping containers, with the economic bite ...
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A dockworkers strike could shut down East and Gulf ports. Will it affect holiday shopping?
The contract expires between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, which ...