Talks between the dockers and the United States Maritime Alliance, which represents terminals and carriers, broke down in June. At one point the union wanted a wage increase of nearly 80%.

Yes, ports in the United States are less efficient than ports in third-world nations. No American port was near the top 10 most efficient ports in the world. The culprit – the lack of automation.

The Houthis then responded with an apparent missile attack on Israel. The Israeli military said that it attempted to ...