Countries Seek UN Meeting Over Shipping Dangers After Ukraine Invasion March 3, 2022 LONDON/ATHENS —Over 15 countries have called for a special meeting with the UN’s shipping agency to discuss the safety of...
Fire Subsides on Huge Cargo Ship Adrift in Mid-Atlantic February 23, 2022 By Barry Hatton LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A fire aboard a ship carrying cars in the mid-Atlantic is dying out, a Portuguese navy...
Burning Cargo Ship is Adrift in Mid-Atlantic Without Crew February 18, 2022 By Barry Hatton LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A burning car transport ship drifted in the mid-Atlantic on Thursday after the huge vessel’s 22...
High Truck Towing Costs in Wyoming Prompt Calls For Reform January 24, 2022 By Abby Vander Graaff LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP)–Slick, snowy highways are a well-known concern to anyone driving through Wyoming during winter. But for some, the...
Mexico Rejected Tainted Pork at US Border Before Barring Smithfield Plant June 25, 2021 By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY — Mexican inspectors have rejected three pork skin cargos at the U.S.-Mexico border since April from the biggest...
Sri Lanka Seeks UN help in Assessing Damage From Ship Fire June 16, 2021 By Bharatha Mallawarachi COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) _ Sri Lanka’s government is seeking help from the United Nations and other countries in assessing...
Dislodged Ship Held in Suez Canal as Talks Continue Over $916M Claim April 14, 2021 By Yusri Mohamed and Jonathan Saul CAIRO — A ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week in March is being held in the...
With Ship Now Freed, a Probe Into Suez Canal Blockage Begins March 31, 2021 By Samy Magdy and Jon Gambrell SUEZ, Egypt (AP) — Experts boarded the massive container ship Tuesday that had blocked Egypt’s vital Suez Canal and disrupted...
Insurers May Be on Hook for Millions Tied to Suez Canal Crisis March 29, 2021 By Alex Longley, Benjamin Robertson, Aaron Clark and Cindy Wang There were potentially thousands of insurance policies taken out on the steel boxes stacked high on the massive boat blocking...
The Giant Ship Blocking the Suez Canal Is Finally Freed March 29, 2021 By Jack Wittels and Ann Koh The giant vessel that’s blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week was pulled free from the bank, a major...