The New York Shipping Association, an organization representing cargo terminals and terminal operators, says an agreement has been reached to have longshoremen return to work at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The workers had been off the job since Tuesday, leaving at least a dozen ships waiting to off-load cargo containers and bringing ports in northern New Jersey and New York to a standstill.
The work stoppage stemmed from a dispute between the longshoremen's union and Fresh Del Monte Produce over the company's decision to move work from a facility in Camden, N.J., to another one in Gloucester City.
