New 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.
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Mean 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.
Read moreWhale Freed From Anchor, but Rescuers Worry About Her Wounds
A team of marine animal rescuers freed a humpback whale from an anchor line off the coast of Cape Cod, but officials say they are worried the whale’s injuries are life-threatening.
Read moreCruise Ship Guards First Tried to Scare Polar Bear Away
Norwegian authorities are defending the actions of guards from a German cruise ship that killed a polar bear that had attacked and injured a crew member, saying they at first tried to scare it away.
Read moreItaly Sends 2 Ships to Help Bring Migrants to Spain
Italy dispatched two ships Tuesday to help take 629 migrants stuck off its shores on the days-long voyage to Spain in what is forecast to be bad weather, after the new populist government refused them safe port in a dramatic bid to force Europe to share the burden of unrelenting arrivals.
Read moreItaly’s High Court Refuses to Release Migrant Rescue Ship
Italy’s highest court has rejected a request by a German group to release its migrant rescue boat seized eight months ago by prosecutors investigating allegations that non-governmental organizations colluded with migrant smugglers.
Read moreWest Coast Shippers Face Gender Discrimination Complaint
Labor justice advocates representing dock works along the West Coast filed a discrimination complaint Thursday with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging workers have been systematically denied access to promotions due to gender-based discrimination by employers.
Read moreShipper Accused of Smuggling in $32M Lawsuit
A trading company claims in a federal complaint that the Liberian company it contracted to ship hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil also tried to smuggle weapons to Yemen, and let Saudi Arabian forces confiscate the oil when it got caught.
Read moreUPS Sues EU for $2 Billion Over Blocked Merger
U.S. delivery giant UPS has launched court action against the European Union’s antitrust regulator for blocking a merger with Dutch firm TNT and is seeking $2.14 billion in compensation
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The European Court of Justice upheld antitrust fines against the railway Deutsche Bahn, Panalpina World Transport, and Schenker.
Read moreTrump Blasts Post Office, Amazon Over Shipping Rates
President Donald Trump took aim at the U.S. Postal Service Friday, saying the agency is “losing many billions of dollars a year” and asking why it is “charging Amazon and others so little to deliver their packages.”
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