Donald Trump’s Panama Canal threat: What’s at stake and why it matters nowLatin American leaders united against President-elect Donald Trump’s recent comments suggesting the US should reclaim control of the Panama...
24 Dec, 2024, 10.47 AM IST
Panama Canal cost, history: Why is Donald Trump threatening to take over key artificial waterway?Donald Trump has warned that once he becomes President, he could reimpose US control over the Panama Canal.
24 Dec, 2024, 02.24 AM IST
Baltimore bridge collapse and port closure send companies scrambling to reroute cargoAfter the container ship Dali hit the bridge and brought it down early Tuesday, ship traffic entering and leaving the Port of Baltimore was...
27 Mar, 2024, 08.25 AM IST
Red Sea turmoil sends economic shockwaves far and wideWith sailors demanding double pay and insurance rates skyrocketing, shipping lines are steering clear of a waterway that normally carries 1...
24 Jan, 2024, 09.47 AM IST
Canals aren’t even the world's biggest shipping chokepointsMore than a quarter of goods transport passes through a 25-mile wide stretch of water that separates Indonesia to the southwest from Singap...
15 Jan, 2024, 09.36 AM IST
Shipping giants pause Red Sea route as Houthi attacks intensifyTwo of the world’s largest container shipping lines said on Friday that they were pausing transits through the Red Sea after their vessels ...
16 Dec, 2023, 10.12 AM IST
Suez Canal tugboat sinks after collision with tankerA Suez Canal tugboat sank following a collision with a Hong Kong-flagged LPG tanker on Saturday, leaving one crew member dead and another m...
06 Aug, 2023, 07.56 AM IST
East Coast ports rushed to attract mega ships. Now, one is stuck outside DCAfter the Panama Canal expansion was finished, giant ships that didn’t originally fit the waterway began sailing from Asia to the East Coas...
22 Mar, 2022, 09.15 AM IST
The next Suez threat? A big hackRoughly 500 ships passed through the Suez in the year the Convention of Constantinople was signed; Egypt would like to see that number top ...
31 Mar, 2021, 09.23 AM IST
Probe underway, day after cargo ship freed in Suez CanalExperts on Tuesday boarded a colossal container ship that had been stuck for nearly a week in the Suez Canal before it was freed as questio...
30 Mar, 2021, 01.48 PM IST
Suez blockage ends, but Indian crew may face legal chargesWith the container ship ‘Ever Given’ that had blocked the Suez Canal since March 23 wrenched free from the sandy bank by tug boats on Monda...
30 Mar, 2021, 09.36 AM IST
Your coffee could get dearer due to Suez Canal blockageReports said ships of Robusta coffee -- used by Nescafe -- have got caught up in the blockage.
29 Mar, 2021, 12.04 PM IST
Suez Canal chief cites possible 'human error' in ship groundingThe crisis has crippled global supply chains, forcing cargo firms to choose between waiting or the expensive option of rerouting vessels ar...
28 Mar, 2021, 07.43 AM IST
Insurers may be on hook for millions tied to Suez Canal crisisThe task of pinning the blame hasn’t been made any easier by the Suez Canal Authority’s rules of navigation. They state that the master of ...
27 Mar, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
Plan made to refloat ship blocking Suez Canal using tideAn initial investigation showed the vessel ran aground due to strong winds and ruled out mechanical or engine failure, the company said.
27 Mar, 2021, 08.52 AM IST
Owner of ship stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal offers apologyShoei Kisen, apologized on Thursday over the "tremendous worry" that the accident has caused to the other vessels and their involved partie...
25 Mar, 2021, 02.28 PM IST
How a giant container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal, blocking a key global trade routeThe MV Ever Given, a Panama-flagged container ship that carries trade between Asia and Europe, became grounded Tuesday in the narrow, man-m...
24 Mar, 2021, 04.34 PM IST