France Tries to Contain Fuel Spill Off Atlantic Coast
French authorities are working to contain a fuel spill off the Atlantic Coast after an Italian container ship sank following a fire.
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Eurotunnel Withdraws Suit After $43 Million Brexit Deal
The U.K. government agreed Friday to pay $43 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed it improperly awarded contracts to run extra ferry services in the event that Britain leaves the European Union without an agreement on future relations.
Read moreVenezuela’s Political Fight Could Snarl Rush to Ship Aid In
For Anahis Alvarado, whose battle with kidney failure has become more desperate as Venezuela sinks deeper into crisis, the prospect of bringing in emergency medical and food supplies can’t come soon enough.
Read moreCheck Your Compass: The Magnetic North Pole Is on the Move
Earth’s north magnetic pole has been drifting so fast in the last few decades that scientists say that past estimates are no longer accurate enough for precise navigation. On Monday, they released an update of where magnetic north really was, nearly a year ahead of schedule.
Read moreUS Secretly Shipped Plutonium From South Carolina to Nevada
The U.S. Department of Energy revealed on Wednesday that it secretly shipped weapons-grade plutonium from South Carolina to a nuclear security site in Nevada months ago despite the state’s protests.
Read moreDanes Ban Truck Trailers on Trains After Fatal Accident
Denmark has banned truck trailers on trains following last week’s deadly accident which saw a high-speed passenger train strike cargo that had fallen off a freight train coming from the opposite direction.
Read moreThe Arctic Frontier: Senate Warned to Catch Up Before It’s Too Late
As melting sea ice makes human navigation of the Arctic Circle more feasible, Senate lawmakers grappled Thursday with what the United States must do to address the challenges such activity will bring.
Read moreOakland Faces Lawsuit Over Obstruction of Coal Shipping
A developer fighting to export coal from a planned marine shipping terminal in Oakland sued the city in state court Tuesday, accusing local officials of obstructing the project.
Read moreOut-of-State Wine Seller Defeats Illinois Liquor Law
In a victory for out-of-state alcohol sellers, the Seventh Circuit said Wednesday an Illinois law prohibiting those retailers from shipping liquor to in-state consumers “smacks of protectionism” and may not be lawful under the constitutional amendment that repealed Prohibition.
Read moreUkraine Says Russia Is Blocking Shipping Traffic
Ukraine’s Ministry of Infrastructure says Russia has blocked 35 merchant ships from leaving or entering the Sea of Azov, a claim the Kremlin has denied.
Read moreShipping Firms Fined $4 Million for Dumping Oil
Two Greek shipping companies pleaded guilty to Clean Water Act violations and agreed to pay a $4 million fine for discharging oil from a tanker into the Port of Houston and Port Arthur, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Read moreNew Zealand Makes Biggest Cocaine Bust in Banana Shipment
New Zealand police have made the country’s largest cocaine seizure, with 190 kilograms (418 pounds) of the drug found in a container of bananas shipped from Panama.
Read moreMean FedEx Guy
A Texas woman claims in court that a FedEx deliveryman threw his package scanner at her Yorkshire terrier, Lola, fracturing her skull and hospitalizing her for nine days, at great pain and expense.
Read moreShipping Noise Forces Male Humpbacks to Stop Communicating
Male humpback whales react to human-generated shipping noise by reducing or ceasing their songs, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE.
Read moreFraud Sentencing
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a dual resident of Texas and Panama to more than seven years in prison and ordered him to pay $8.2 million in restitution for lying about shipping containers that his company sold and promised to lease on behalf of investors.
Read moreWorld’s Biggest Shipping Firm Tests Russian Arctic Route
Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world’s biggest shipping group, said Friday that one its cargo vessels has successfully passed through the Russian Arctic on a one-off trial journey as a result of melting sea ice.
Read moreHurricane Could Hurt Economy by Closing Ports, Widespread Blackouts
Ports are closing. Farmers are moving hogs to high ground. Dealers are moving cars into service bays for refuge. And up to 3 million energy customers in North and South Carolina could lose power for weeks.
Read moreHundreds of Shipyard Workers Protest in Croatia Capital
Hundreds of workers from two major shipyards are protesting in the Croatian capital of Zagreb over unpaid wages and working conditions.
Read moreWorld’s Biggest Shipping Firm to Test Russian Arctic Route
Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said Thursday it will send a cargo vessel through the Russian Arctic for the first time as a result of melting sea ice.
Read moreEU Seeks Safe Harbor for Ship Carrying 141 Rescued Migrants
The European Commission said Monday that it is contact with a number of member states to identify a country willing to take 141 migrants picked up by a rescue ship, after the French groups operating the ship appealed for a safe port and Italy said Britain should take responsibility.
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