U.S. ports reopen after deal

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US port strike ends, but clearing long ship queues will take time

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U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports began reopening on Thursday night after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry's biggest work stoppage in nearly half a century .

At least 54 container ships queued up outside the ports over three days as the strike prevented unloading and threatened shortages of everything from bananas to auto parts.

Sources say they had agreed a wage hike of around 62% over six years .

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