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July 9, 2024
Port Houston said that after conducting preliminary assessments of its facilities, power, and systems, all terminals would remain closed on Tuesday 9 July.
July 7, 2024
The largest ports in Texas closed operations and vessel traffic on Sunday to prepare for Tropical Storm Beryl, which was expected to strengthen back to a hurricane before hitting the area early on Monday.
June 17, 2024
Verdi union’s warning strikes affect major German ports, including Hamburg, due to stalled negotiations for higher wages and increased shift allowances.
May 13, 2024
The TCRC rail workers’ union in Canada has hit back at the “incredibly frustrating” decision taken by the minister of labour to prevent the impending strike on the grounds that disruption to services could “endanger the health or safety of the public”.
April 13, 2024
Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, days after Tehran said it could close the crucial shipping route and warned it would retaliate for an Israeli strike on its Syria consulate.
April 4, 2024
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off Taiwan’s eastern coast on Wednesday, April 3, causing significant damage and loss of life. The earthquake occurred at almost 8am local time, with its epicenter approximately 25km southeast of Hualien, at a depth of 15.5km.
March 27, 2024
The Port of Baltimore’s container terminal stopped accepting exports Tuesday morning and will be closed Friday after a catastrophic cargo ship crash collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge into the shipping channel and cut off marine vessel access to Maryland’s largest port.
March 26, 2024
A major bridge collapsed in the U.S. port of Baltimore in the early hours of Tuesday after being struck by a container ship, plunging cars into the river below.
March 13, 2024
Farmers plan to block the ports of Antwerp, Ghent, and Zeebrugge, Belgium, on March 14. Port service and transport disruptions are likely.
March 8, 2024
A two-day strike by Lufthansa airline ground staff has coincided with a 35-hour strike by train drivers. Rail operator Deutsche Bahn said only 20% of long-distance trains were running and Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt, cancelled all departures.