East Coast port strike: Trade implications likely, but companies have been preparing 

Companies have been taking steps to mitigate the impact of disruptions to port operations across the East and Gulf coasts from a dockworker strike that began early Tuesday, including by diverting container shipments to West Coast ports and securing additional storage space, industry representatives and supply chain professionals tell Inside U.S. Trade . The International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) on Monday failed to reach an agreement in negotiations over a new contract despite the union’s threats...