Ship
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Business
‘A Lot of Chaos’: Bridge Collapse Creates Upheaval at Largest U.S. Port for Car Trade
The Baltimore bridge disaster on Tuesday upended operations at one of the nation’s busiest ports, with disruptions likely to be felt for weeks by companies shipping goods in and out of the country — and possibly by consumers as well. The upheaval ...
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World
Recent Bridge Collapses Raise Questions About Modern Shipping.
Tuesday’s crash was at least the second in just over a month in which a container ship hit a major road bridge, raising questions about the safety standards of increasingly large ships and the ability of bridges around the world to withstand crashes ...
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World
The Dali was just starting a 27-day voyage.
The Dali was less than 30 minutes into its planned 27-day journey when the ship ran into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday. The ship, which was sailing under the Singaporean flag, was on its way to Sri Lanka and was supposed to arrive there on ...
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Politics
It’s a Golden Age for Shipwreck Discoveries. Why?
More lost shipwrecks are being found because of new technology, climate change and more vessels scanning the ocean floor for science or commerce.
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Business
Why the Panama Canal Didn’t Lose Money When Ship Crossings Fell
A water shortage forced officials to reduce traffic, but higher fees increased revenue.
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World
U.S. Military Ship Has Set Sail to Help Build Pier Off Gaza for Aid
The U.S. military said on Sunday that a ship had set sail carrying equipment to build a floating pier on Gaza’s coast, part of a Biden administration effort to deliver aid to the enclave by sea and help ease its hunger crisis. The administration’s ...
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World
Sunken Ship Carried Fertilizer That Threatens Red Sea, U.S. Says
A British-owned cargo ship sank in the Red Sea about two weeks after being damaged in a missile attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militia, and the fertilizer it was carrying now posed an environmental risk, the United States military said late ...
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World
U.S. and British Warplanes Again Strike Houthi-Linked Targets in Yemen
The United States and Britain carried out another round of large-scale military strikes Saturday against multiple sites in Yemen controlled by Houthi militants, two U.S. officials said. The strikes were intended to degrade the Iran-backed militants ...
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World
Vessel Struck by Houthis Is Still Afloat but Sinking, Says Ship’s Operator
A cargo ship struck by a Houthi missile in the Red Sea this week is partly submerged but still afloat, its operator said on Friday, having survived what appeared to be the Houthis’ most damaging attack yet. The vessel, called the Rubymar, will soon ...
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World
Ship Crashes Into Bridge in China, Killing at Least 2
Five vehicles plummeted from the crossing, part of which collapsed, in the southern city of Guangzhou, the authorities said.