The 2024 dock strike has caused many ports to be affected and effectively shut down across the United States. Thousands of dockworkers and longshoremen along the East and Gulf coasts have walked off the job in support of the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) after its negotiations with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) broke down. Numerous products are expected to be impacted by the port strike, with their prices expected to increase for as long as the strike holds. Here’s a list of the ports we know so far that are potential locations for the dock strike.
List of potential port strike locations across the U.S.
36 ports in the U.S. are set to be affected by the dock strike. The following is a partial list of the ports that have been or potentially will be shut down due to the strike:
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Conley Terminal
- Staten Island, New York
- Howland Hook Marine Terminal
- Brooklyn, New York
- Red Hook Terminal
- Elizabeth, New Jersey
- APM Terminals – Port Elizabeth, Maher Container Terminal
- Newark, New Jersey
- Port Newark Container Terminal
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- Port Liberty Bayonne
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Philaport’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, Tioga Marine Terminal, Pier 80, Pier 122
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Norfolk International Terminals, Virginia International Gateway, Portsmouth Chassis Yard, Newport News Marine Terminal, Damage Annex, Pinners Point Container Yard
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Dundalk Marine Terminal
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Savannah, Georgia
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Tampa, Florida
- Miami, Florida
- PortMiami
- Mobile, Alabama
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Houston, Texas
- Bayport Container Terminal
This is information mainly based on reports by World Cargo News and Lohud. We will update this list as we receive further details on which specific ports have closed.
Military activities and cruise operations from these ports will not be impacted by the dock strike.
On Monday, September 30, President Joe Biden stated that it would not invoke the Taft-Hartley Act, which would allow the White House to intervene in the dock strike. This is despite Biden having intervened in the 2022 railroad strike and forcing workers to return to work using the Railway Labor Act, per The New York Times.
The Teamsters, which decided not to endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for the upcoming 2024 presidential election in November, is standing with the dockworkers. A statement by the union on Monday says that “the U.S. government should stay the f**k out of this fight.”
