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Longshoremen strike for better pay and to stop automation

by Stephanie Hughes
Oct 2, 2024
About a hundred striking longshoremen marched by one of the terminals in the port of Baltimore. Some carried signs that say “machines don’t feed families.”
Longshoremen on strike at the Port of Baltimore on Oct. 1, 2024.
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At issue in the longshoremen's strike: How much automation is appropriate at ports?

by Matt Levin
Oct 1, 2024
Automation at U.S. ports on the East and Gulf Coasts tends to lag behind that at the West Coast, Asian and European ports.
Around 80 longshoremen striking in the rain at the Port of Baltimore on Oct. 1. Baltimore is the farthest inland port on the east coast, and is known for importing cars, farm equipment, gypsum, and sugar.
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“It's like its own little civilization”: a crash course for educators about jobs in the Port of Baltimore

by Stephanie Hughes
Jul 23, 2024
Careers at the port range from environmentalist to tug boat captain to welder. But people have to know they exist in order to apply to do them.
More than 20,000 people are employed directly at the Port of Baltimore.
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Port of Baltimore reopens, but shipping business still feels "touchy"

by Amy Scott and Sean McHenry
Jul 11, 2024
The owner of a Baltimore warehouse and shipping company describes how the port's closure and reopening has affected business.
The Port of Baltimore recently reopened, but local shipping business remains tentative.
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

With the Port of Baltimore accessible again, longshoremen return to work

by Stephanie Hughes
Jun 17, 2024
Their work includes tying ships to the shore, unloading containers and vehicles and keeping track of everything that comes off.
Longshoreman Tyler Tippett pulls in lines to secure a cargo ship at the Port of Baltimore.
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“We have sailed from Baltimore”: Cargo ships begin leaving the port

by Stephanie Hughes
Apr 25, 2024
Eight cargo ships have been stuck in the Port of Baltimore for weeks. Now, several are on their way — and back to business.
A channel opened Thursday, allowing some ships to leave the Port of Baltimore four weeks after the bridge collapsed.
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Just beyond Baltimore bridge wreckage, one cargo facility is bustling

by Stephanie Hughes
Apr 10, 2024
Tradepoint Atlantic, southeast of the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge, is the only terminal accepting cargo ships. And it's expanding.
Ed Johnson works in security at Tradepoint Atlantic at the port. Behind him is the Donington, a cargo ship that was redirected to TA's facility.
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Maryland legislators hope to help port workers and others affected by the bridge collapse

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 1, 2024
More than 15,000 people work directly at the port, and more than 140,000 additional jobs are connected to it.
With the port's main shipping channel closed, small business owners as well as restaurant and hotel staff working near the port could soon find themselves out of work.
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Baltimore's port closure could upend jobs and supply chains for months

by Scott Maucione
Mar 29, 2024
Baltimore's port could be closed for months, keeping people out of work and leaving freighters looking for places to route their loads.
Above, the Seagirt Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore in September 2018. Baltimore’s port supports more than 150,000 jobs — 15,000 of them through direct employment.
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