Shipping containers are at the heart of global trade, moving goods from producers to consumers across oceans and continents.

The three-day dockworker strike that crippled East and Gulf Coast ports put a spotlight on one of America's most important jobs: loading and unloading the billions of products — from food to cars — ...

The weather prevented feeder vessels from collecting cargo from larger, mainline ships anchored at sea and transporting it through Bangladesh's waterways.