How long will it take the supply chain to normalize after dockworkers strike?

Unionized dockworkers suspended their strike at East and Gulf Coast ports on Thursday night until mid-January, but it will take some time for impacted ports to return to their normal operations due to the backlog that accumulated during the strike.

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and its roughly 45,000 dockworkers were on strike for roughly three days before they reached a tentative deal with the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents port employers. The deal...