cargo ships

State port officials say they can attract more cargo companies if they can add drydock storage space, and rail and road improvements to haul items to markets.

The union members say they're suspending work as part of a strike along the East Coast and Gulf Coast until they negotiate a contract for higher wages and provisions against automated work.

But the recovery is expected to take longer for the multibillion-dollar passenger cruise industry.

Nearly $3.7 billion is projected to be spent --- through state, local and private dollars --- over the next five years to handle growing international…