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The two sides have agreed to a 62% wage increase over 6 years in a deal between the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance. The union had been seeking a 77% increase.

U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are closed due to a strike by the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers.

Hundreds of Louisiana longshoremen and maintenance workers walked off the job on Tuesday, shutting down the state’s two biggest shipping ports for everyday products from plastics to coffee.

At least two of Louisiana’s largest ports are expected to shut down on Tuesday, when local members of the International Longshoreman’s Association union walk off the job over a contract dispute with major container companies.

Trump Administration tariffs on things like steel and aluminum have been hard on ports across the country. But officials at the Port of New Orleans say…

The Port of New Orleans is preparing for another record year for cruise passengers and cargo. It’s now pushing more international service as well as local…

With all that floodwater heading south, some may be concerned about the Port of New Orleans. Officials there are not worried.Port President Gary LaGrange…

The Port of New Orleans has completed one of the heaviest cargo lifts in its history.It moved a 718-ton tower from a ship to a barge.The absorption tower…

Shaun Donovan became familiar with New Orleans as secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the past five years. Now, he’s looking at the city as the…

A week after telling President Obama what the Port of New Orleans needs to succeed, Port President Gary LaGrange told maritime interests that its future…