Ship queue grows at US ports as dockworker strike enters third day
Summary At least 45 container vessels stuck outside eastern ports White House presses port employers to hike pay offer Port employers signal they are open to new talks Vessel backlog could double by end of week, analyst says NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Long lines of container ships queued up outside major U.S. ports on Thursday as the biggest dockworker strike in nearly half a century entered its third day preventing unloading and threatening shortages of everything from bananas to auto parts. No negotiations were scheduled between the International Longshoremen's Association and employers, but the port owners, under pressure…
