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Feds Defeat Lawsuit Over San Francisco Bay Dredging Dispute
A state agency cannot make the federal government dredge two vital San Francisco Bay channels more frequently, a federal judge ruled Monday, despite arguments that less dredging could increase the risk of a container ship accident or oil spill.
Read moreThe Buck Stops There: Postal Service Under Fire for Smuggled Cigarettes
Grousing over the millions in tax revenue lost to international cigarette smuggling, New York City and the state of California brought a federal complaint Tuesday that would hold mail authorities liable.
Read moreChina Says Postal Fees to Rise After US Complaint
Fees paid by China to the United States and other countries to deliver packages will nearly triple through 2025 under an agreement by the global postal union following complaints by Washington, the Chinese post office said Tuesday.
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Missiles Strike Iranian Oil Tanker off Saudi Arabia
Two missiles struck an Iranian tanker traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iranian officials said, the latest incident in the region amid months of heightened tensions between Tehran and the United States.
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Company Making Costco Pajamas Flagged for Forced Labor
The Trump administration is blocking shipments from a Chinese company making baby pajamas sold at Costco warehouses after the foreign manufacturer was accused of forcing ethnic minorities locked in an internment camp to sew clothes against their will.
Read moreRailroad Antitrust
BNSF Railway, Norfolk Southern Railway, CST Transportation and Union Pacific Railroad have been sued 29 times this week, around the country, in antitrust complaints accusing them of fixing prices on freight charges.
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Iran Releases Seized British-Flagged Tanker
A British-flagged oil tanker held by Iran since July was released Friday and was heading toward the United Arab Emirates, the company that owns the vessel said.
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Class Accuses FedEx of Failing to Disclose Extent of Data Breach
A shareholder derivative action accuses FedEx of failing to disclose the extent of the damage done by a June 2017 cyberattack against international delivery service company TNT Express, which FedEx acquired a year before.
Read moreGlobal Postal Union Meets Amid Trump Threat to Pull US Out
The effects of President Donald Trump’s standoff with China could soon be coming to a post office near you — and higher shipping rates for some types of mail are the likely outcome.
Read moreFirms Under Fire for Helping N. Korea Evade Oil Sanctions
Accusing them of helping North Korea’s illegal ship-to-ship transfers to circumvent U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang petroleum, the United States announced penalties Friday against multiple firms and individuals in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
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Iran Sells Oil Aboard Tanker Pursued by US
Iran on Monday announced that the 2.1 million barrels of crude aboard an Iranian oil tanker pursued by the U.S. has been sold to an unnamed buyer as the ship, at the center of a crisis roiling the region, continued its voyage in the Mediterranean Sea.
Read moreIran Tanker Too Big to Dock at Greek Port
An Iranian tanker that has sparked a diplomatic row pitting Tehran against Washington and London is too big to dock in Greece, the country’s junior foreign minister said Wednesday.
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China Threatens Sanctions for US Warplane Sales to Taiwan
China on Wednesday blasted a huge planned U.S. arms shipment to Taiwan and threatened to sanction firms involved in the sale of F-16 fighter jets, stepping up a trade war that is stressing world financial markets.
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Man Charged With Violating US Sanctions of Iran
Federal authorities have arrested a man charged in a scheme to ship prohibited metals-processing machines to Iran in violation of sanctions imposed by the United States.
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Feds Sued to Get Ship Noise Out of Killer Whale Habitat
Wildlife conservationists sued federal ocean management agencies Monday in an effort to spur protections for endangered killer whales whose foraging habits off the Pacific Northwest coast have been disrupted by noise from ships and other vessels.
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In Snub to US, Freed Iranian Tanker Heads Toward Greece
An Iranian oil tanker the United States has accused of skirting sanctions against Syria has set sail from Gibralter, after the U.S. was unsuccessful in its efforts to keep the ship in port over the weekend.
Read moreGibraltar Rejects US Demand to Seize Iranian Oil Tanker
Gibraltar on Sunday rejected a U.S. demand to seize an Iranian oil tanker at the center of a diplomatic dispute as it prepared to leave the British overseas territory after weeks of detention.
Read moreUS Issues Warrant for Seizure of Iranian Tanker in Gibraltar
The U.S. Justice Department issued a warrant Friday for the seizure of the Iranian oil supertanker Grace 1, one day after a Gibraltar judge allowed the release of the detained vessel.
Read moreUS ‘Piracy’ Attempt Failed, Iran Says After Court Orders Tanker Release
Iran’s top diplomat said a U.S. attempt at “piracy” had failed after a Gibraltar court on Thursday ordered the release of a tanker carrying Iranian oil despite a U.S. detention request.
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