Georgia ports remain closed as dockworkers strike looms across coasts

Ship to shore cranes and gangs of longshoremen work the container ship YM Witness at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

Georgia ports remain closed Tuesday as dockworkers across the East and Gulf coasts have gone on strike. 

Roughly 45,000 dockworkers from Maine to Texas went on strike earlier this week over wages and the use of automation, which is stopping operations at 36 ports.

While negotiations are ongoing, Georgia Ports Authority said they are ready to reopen whenever a new contract is agreed upon. Currently, the Ports of Savannah and Brunswick remain closed.