The Conley Container Terminal in South Boston has shut down until “further notice,” with dockworkers joining a nationwide strike that has closed 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas.

The MSC Verona, a 1,200-foot-long cargo ship, was docked at Conley Container Terminal in South Boston on Monday, the Massachusetts Port Authority said in a statement. The vessel is 167 feet wide.

"Conley Container Terminal and the Port of Boston play a pivotal role in the economy of Massachusetts supporting 66,000 jobs and generating more than $8 billion annually," the statement said.

The ship from Asia had 13,500 containers on board as it arrived at the Port of Boston's Conley Terminal. "This is the largest ship we've served so far at Conley," a Massport spokesperson told WBZ ...

A small group formed a picket line outside Conley Terminal, the main cargo port in South Boston, just after 12:01 a.m. when the International Longshoremen's Association's six-year contract with ...