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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.
February 13, 2024
Antwerp, one of Europe's biggest ports, said on Tuesday that there was disruption at the site due to protests from Belgian farmers - the latest in a series of European-wide demonstrations from farmers demanding better pay and working conditions.
February 2, 2024
Protesting farmers demanding just prices and less red tape blocked the border between Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday, whilst their peers in France started lifting blockades countrywide after the government made further concessions.
December 18, 2023
Attacks launched by Yemen's Houthi group on commercial ships at the southern end of the Red Sea have prompted several shipping companies to divert vessels, avoiding a route that would take them through Egypt's Suez Canal in the north and its link to the Mediterranean Sea.
December 15, 2023
Several containerships have come under attack in the Bab el Mandeb, a strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, Djibouti, and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. As a result, leading carriers are putting some voyages on hold as the situation deteriorates.
