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Key industry and government officials are urging U.S. dockworkers and their employers to avoid a strike at East and Gulf Coast ports, though many facilities are bracing for a shutdown.

The world’s top container carrier is urging customers to move U.S. cargo through East and Gulf Coast ports before the planned start on Oct. 1 of a dockworkers strike.

About 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about half the nation’s cargo from ships.

The U.S. Postal Service said Sept. 11 that it is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL use to get packages to the nation’s doorsteps.

The union representing East and Gulf coast dockworkers kicks off a two-day meeting Sept. 4 in New Jersey to discuss wage demands with port employers under the threat of a disruptive strike.

Deutsche Bahn is currently evaluating the final offers and needs to discuss with the government on CVC’s proposal.

The FAA has cleared Wing and Zipline to fly their drones simultaneously over the suburbs of Dallas-Fort Worth without visual observers, using technology to keep the drones apart.

Amazon is responsible under federal safety law for hazardous products sold on its platform by third-party sellers and shipped by the company, a U.S. government agency ordered July 30.

The planned Sparrows Point terminal is expected to transform Maryland’s economy over a decade, generating more than 8,000  jobs and adding $1.54 billion a year in economic impact.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted ships in the Red Sea on July 15, as a new U.S. aircraft carrier approached the region to provide security.