October 7, 2024--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Ports along the U.S. Gulf and East coasts are restarting cargo operations, as the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) ended a three-day dockworkers strike by reaching a tentative agreement on wages and agreeing to extend the parties' master contract until January 15, 2025.