Thousands of containers filled with products waiting to be imported into New York and New Jersey ports will begin to be unloaded starting at 7 p.m. Friday and continue into the weekend, says Port Authority of New York and New Jersey port director Bethann Rooney.

Since the agreement was reached last night, it’s been all hands on deck to reopen the port and restart the flow of cargo,” Deputy Port Director Beth Rooney said at a Friday afternoon briefing. The quick restart occurred after the strike disrupted the supply of millions of tons of goods at the New York and New Jersey ports for days — leading to supply chain concerns.