TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Four busy Florida ports will see direct impacts from an International Longshoremen’s Association strike for higher wages that began Tuesday.
JAXPORT in Jacksonville, Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, PortMiami and Port Tampa Bay are among ports along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts where tens of thousands of union members halted work in the dispute with the United States Maritime Alliance, which represents shipping lines, terminal operators and port authorities.
“We hope there will be a quick resolution, and all containerized cargo operations can return to business as usual,” Port Everglades CEO and Port Director Joseph Morris said in a prepared statement…