The Port of New York and New Jersey was preparing for an expected strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association, whose dockworkers were set to walk off the job at midnight. The strike was expected to come after months of contract talks between the ILA and the container shipping consortium United States Marine Alliance stalled.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday urged dockworkers preparing to strike and their employers to come to an agreement that respects workers but averts supply chain disruptions. The post New York governor urges union,

Cotton said close to 100,000 cargo containers will be stored at the port during the strike with another 35 ships headed to the port over the next week. They would remain at anchor