Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on ...

For the first time since 1977, 36 ports stretching from strategic seaboard locations as far north as Maine and as far south ... damages that would ensue if the strike were to be prolonged.

With more than 100 ships docking in Portland last year, Maine is looking to cut pollution from diesel fumes by electrifying the downtown port and others in the state. Depending on the project that's ...