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Maersk Says Expanded Houthi Attacks Are Forcing More Delays
The shipping company said the militia had recently tried to attack ships further from the shores of Yemen, putting more strain on logistics.
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As Bridge Cleanup Gets Underway, Officials Warn of ‘Daunting’ Process
Clearing the debris from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge will be a complex but urgent task, officials said. And rebuilding it may take several years, they cautioned.
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Red Sea Attacks Leave Shipping Companies With Difficult Choices
Attacks on two dozen ships since November are forcing shipping lines to figure out whether and when to skip the Suez Canal and send vessels on longer voyages around Africa.
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Shipping Giant Maersk Is Returning to the Red Sea After Houthi Attacks
The shipping giant Maersk indicated on Wednesday that after avoiding the Red Sea and the Suez Canal for about a week because of attacks on shipping it was again directing its vessels through the canal. The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen has been ...
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Red Sea Attacks Add Another Snarl to Global Shipping
Already hampered by problems at the Panama Canal, shipping companies are now steering clear of the Suez Canal to avoid being attacked in the Red Sea.
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BP Pauses Oil Shipments Through Red Sea Amid Fears of Attacks
Global oil prices jumped on Monday after the energy giant BP said it had stopped sending tankers through the Red Sea, a vital shipping lane which has become an increasingly dangerous route because of drone and missile attacks targeting merchant ships ...
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Tensions Spilling Over from Gaza to Red Sea Escalate
The tensions spilling over from the war in Gaza to merchant shipping in the Red Sea escalated on Saturday when Britain said that one of its warships had shot down a suspected attack drone. The Houthis, an armed group that controls much of northern ...
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Shipping Contributes Heavily to Climate Change. Are Green Ships the Solution?
On a bright September day on the harbor in Copenhagen, several hundred people gathered to welcome the official arrival of Laura Maersk. Laura was not a visiting European dignitary like many of those in attendance. She was a hulking containership ...
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Nations Aim to Zero Out Shipping Emissions by Midcentury
Regulators reached a provisional deal on how quickly the transition to zero-emissions fuels should happen for cargo ships, which often burn particularly dirty oil.