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June 18, 2024
Ford delivered its first batch on Tuesday, from the previously ignored Guaymas Port near its Sonora plant, in northern Mexico. The project, if fully implemented, could reduce the U.S. carmaker's logistic costs by 30%, according to state governor.
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June 18, 2024
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said Tuesday that Yemeni Houthi militants may have sunk a ship in the Red Sea. Tutor, owned by the Greeks. The ship was hit by a missile and a remote-controlled boat laden with explosives on June 12, and it had taken on water.
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June 18, 2024
The managers of the Galaxy Leader cargo vessel renewed their calls on Tuesday for the release the 25 crew members of the vessel who have been held hostage by Yemen's Houthi terrorists for seven-months. On November 19, militants attacked the Bahamas flagged ship using helicopters.
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June 18, 2024
The captain of an NGO involved in one rescue said that finding survivors from a shipwreck off the coast of Italy, where dozens of migrants are dead or missing, involved walking through corpses to find those who were barely alive. A boat carrying…
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June 17, 2024
IN NORTHEASTERN Mexico AND TEXAS BEGINNING ON TUESDAY... INFORMATION ABOUT 700 PM CDT...0000 UT... A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for... *The Texas coast south of Port O'Connor to the mouth the Rio Grande. Rio Grande * The coast of Mexico on the northeastern side, south of the mouth.
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June 17, 2024
Heavy Rainfall Threatens Parts of the Western Gulf Coast... N.-E. Tropical Storm Watches have been issued along the Texas coast. Port O'Connor to the mouth Rio Grande. to Boca de Catan. Mexico should monitor this system's progress. Watches and warnings could be needed tonight and Tuesday.
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June 17, 2024
Prime Minister Pereira said that the Peruvian government did not anticipate "resentment from the United States" over the upcoming visit of President Dina Boluarte in China, or the increased investments made by Chinese companies in the Andean country.
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June 17, 2024
Al-Masirah TV (the main TV news outlet of Yemen's Houthi Movement) reported on Monday that U.S.-led forces had carried out six airstrikes at Hodeidah International Airport, and four on Kamaran Island, near the port city of Salif, off the Red Sea. The U.S.
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June 17, 2024
GML, a group of shareholders that includes former Yukos majority owners, announced Monday the auctioning off of 18 Russian vodka brands. The total price was 1.6 million Euros ($1.71 Million). GML, a shareholder group that held a majority interest in Yukos via its subsidiaries…
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June 17, 2024
According to the Italian Coast Guard and a German charity, eleven migrants were killed and dozens reported missing after two shipwrecks near the southern coasts in Italy. The German aid group RESQSHIP operates the Nadir Rescue Ship. It said that it picked up 51 victims from a wooden boat sinking…
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June 17, 2024
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight indicator, which tracks rates of ships transporting dry bulk products, was stable on Monday, as gains in the panmax and supramax segments were offset by a drop in capesize rate. * The overall index (which includes rates for Capesize…
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June 17, 2024
Claudio Graziano died on Monday, according to a company statement. He was the chairman of the Italian state-controlled shipbuilder Fincantieri, and a retired army general. Fincantieri expressed its deep sorrow at the sudden death by General Claudio Graziano, but did not provide any details.
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June 17, 2024
A German charity reported on Monday that ten migrants drowned in the Mediterranean when their boat was swamped with water. However, 51 others were saved from the vessel. RESQSHIP which operates a migrant ship named Nadir said on the social media…
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June 17, 2024
Joe Clarke, the world champion, knows that he may spill blood when he competes for the gold medal in the new Olympic discipline kayak cross in the Paris White Water Centre in August. Clarke, when asked to describe how physically demanding the…
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June 17, 2024
The Philippine crew of the vessel that was attacked by Yemeni Houthi militants returned to the Philippines on Monday from Bahrain. The captain promised to return to seas once the crew recovered. The Houthis, who are allied with Iran, claimed…
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June 17, 2024
The Danish foreign minister revealed on Monday that the country is looking at ways to stop a shadow fleet of oil tankers from transporting Russian oil across the Baltic Sea. This could increase tensions with Moscow. Any attempt to stop oil supplies…
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June 17, 2024
The Chinese coastguard said that a Philippine supply vessel approached a Chinese vessel in a dangerous manner, resulting in a minor collision. It had illegally entered the waters near the Second Thomas Shoal of the South China Sea. In a press release…
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June 16, 2024
Yemen's Houthis announced on Sunday that two civilian ships and an American destroyer were attacked in the Red Sea as well as in the Arabian Sea. This was their latest attempt to disrupt shipping, which they claim is in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
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June 16, 2024
Government agencies reported that an oil spill in the southern part of Singapore had spread to other parts of the island and was threatening to destroy a marine park. They added that the authorities were intensifying their efforts to clean up the fuel.
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June 16, 2024
The U.S. The U.S. NAVCENT reported that sailors assigned to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group had airlifted out the crew on Saturday. However, one civilian sailor was still missing. The attack near the Yemeni city of Hodeidah caused flooding in the engine room…