[NEW YORK] Baltimore's port ceased operations as 2,000 union longshoremen walked off the job in a contract dispute, snarling imported cargo that included autos from Mazda Motor Corp and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG.
"If an agreement can be reached within the next day or two, we don't think there will be a huge economic impact," Richard Scher, a spokesman for the Maryland Port Administration, said in an interview. "If it continues a week or two weeks, then you're looking at some significant economic...