Members of the International Longshoremen's Association strike at Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association strike at Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday.

ATLANTA — The ports of Savannah and Brunswick were closed for a second day Wednesday, the result of a longshoremen’s strike affecting ports along the East and Gulf coasts from Maine to Texas.

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) is seeking a significant pay raise from the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), a shipping industry group representing terminal operators and ocean carriers, as well as an end to the use of automated cranes, gates and container-moving trucks in unloading or loading freight.

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