GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Reuters) ā U.S. government officials repeatedly warned Exxon Mobil to avoid doing business with two mining magnates in Guyana, who face a U.S. investigation on suspicions of money laundering, drug trafficking and gold smuggling, according to five people with knowledge of the matter and two intelligence reports seen by
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Own satellites, drones to keep an eye on the Arctic
Maxim Kulinko. Photo courtesy of Rosatom
It is necessary to increase the number of sources of information that will improve the accuracy of ice forecasts to further develop year-round safe shipping through the Northern Sea Route
1.5°C limit at heart of al-Jaber's 'vision' for Cop 28
London, 14 July (Argus) ā The UAE's Sultan al-Jaber, president-designate of the UN Cop 28 climate summit, has said his "vision" is for the conference to be a "turning point" on climate action.
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Citing battery supply chain constraints, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company doesnāt expect to begin large-scale production of its Class 8 electric Semi truck until the end of 2024.
Muskās comments about the Semi came during a keynote address at the Edison Electric Instituteās annual
FreightWaves Classics is sponsored by Old Dominion Freight Line ā Helping the World Keep Promises. Learn more here.
Today is June 6, the fictional anniversary of the convoy in the beloved C.W. McCall song, rolled out as a protest on important issues in trucking. āConvoy,ā published in 1976, tells the story
In the sweep of trucking-related trade groups, there is really nothing quite like The Trucking Alliance.
It started with nine members more than 10 years ago; it has the same nine members and isnāt taking applications for new ones. (However, it will be losing one, U.S. Xpress, when
By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In a heated Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today, Alaskaās Senator Dan Sullivan accused the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro of breaking a critical shipbuilding law that legally requires the Navy and the Department of Defense to build a specific number
Robbers Board Evergreen Boxship in Manila Anchorage
Ever Boomy which was boarded in one of 20 ships in the line's B-type class with the first of the class Ever Bliss in this photo (Evergreen file photo)
Evergreen Lines confirmed to the media in Manila in the Philippines that
Robbers Board Evergreen Boxship in Manila Anchorage
Ever Boomy which was boarded in one of 20 ships in the line's B-type class with the first of the class Ever Bliss in this photo (Evergreen file photo)
Evergreen Lines confirmed to the media in Manila in the Philippines that
The Maritime Executive (April 6, 2023, 11:02 p.m.)
Robbers Board Evergreen Boxshp in Manila Anchorage
Ever Boomy which was boarded in one of 20 ships in the line's B-type class with the first of the class Ever Bliss in this photo (Evergreen file photo)
Evergreen Lines confirmed to the media in Manila in the Philippines that
Robbers Board Evergreen Boxshp in Manila Anchorage
Ever Boomy which was boarded in one of 20 ships in the line's B-type class with the first of the class Ever Bliss in this photo (Evergreen file photo)
Evergreen Lines confirmed to the media in Manila in the Philippines that
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) The brewing conflict between the US Navy and the US Marine Corps over the production of amphibious warships is reaching a critical level of concern. At the Navy League Sea Air Space Conference in Maryland, Marine Corps generals, led by Commandant David Berger, are passionately
Automaker Tesla has ordered a voluntary recall of 35 of its all-electric Class 8 Semi trucks due to a parking brake issue.
Itās the first recall for the Semi, which is produced at the companyās factory in Sparks, Nevada. Tesla began deliveries of the Semi in December
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said it has rejected a change of operations (COO) presented by less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. after talks between the two parties broke down on Thursday.
The IBT said the carrierās efforts to push through the current changes āwould subvert bargainingā and violate
The research started with a literature review covering the 2000ā2021 period. Academic literature covering the subject of container D&D is limited. On the other hand, the issues linked to D&D regularly appear on the discussion table of regulatory bodies (Federal Maritime Commission) and sector associations such as
Journal of Shipping & Trade (March 20, 2023, 11:02 p.m.)
Critical Year Ahead for IMO as Carbon Negotiations Advance
The IMO may finally be moving closer to a zero-carbon future, with more shipping nations backing stronger targets and a global carbon price
File image courtesy IMO
[By Ned Molloy]
Giant oil tankers are slow to change course. The International
Critical Year Ahead for IMO as Carbon Negotiations Advance
The IMO may finally be moving closer to a zero-carbon future, with more shipping nations backing stronger targets and a global carbon price
File image courtesy IMO
[By Ned Molloy]
Giant oil tankers are slow to change course. The International
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Crash dinged TuSimple reputation as autonomous trucking leader
TuSimpleās leadership among autonomous trucking startups suffered from the crash. It was the first to conduct a ādriver outā pilot called Ghost Rider. The truck with no human in the cab covered 80 miles of nighttime driving from Tucson, Arizona, to a rail yard east of Phoenix in December 2021.
TuSimple did not immediately inform Navistar, its manufacturing partner at the time, about the crash. Following several months of boardroom drama in late 2022, Navistar and TuSimple ended a 2 ½-year partnership targeting development of a TuSimple-enabled International
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Airtags in bags? Dangerous goods regulations could revisit their use
Following a flurry of press coverage about lost baggage in late 2022, the prevailing view is that tracking devices such as the Apple Airtag or Samsung Galaxy Smart Tag are permissible in checked luggage, and do not constitute
Why the U.S. Dominates the Pacific's Subsea Cable Infrastructure
U.S.-flagged cable layer Global Sentinel (file image courtesy Military Sealift Command)
[By Geoffrey Irving]
A combination of the United Statesā nascent modern industrial policy, diplomacy, and aligned governmental and commercial interests have set the conditions for it to pull