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Cargo ship with Israeli ties hijacked by Houthi rebels; 25 hostages taken

November 22, 2023 -

The attack involved the Japanese cargo ship Galaxy Leader and came just a few days after the Houthis released a graphic of an Israeli commercial ship in flames with a caption stating, “We will sink your ships.” The group has been fighting against the military of Yemen with backing from Iran for longer than a decade.

U.S. officials reported that the attack was carried out by helicopter at around 1:00 pm local time on Sunday. Armed rebels rappelled down to the ...

Cargo ship that hit Baltimore Bridge was also involved in Belgium collision in 2016

21 days ago -

The Singapore-registered container ship Dali, chartered by Maersk and operated by Synergy Marine Group, is a massive vessel measuring approximately 948 feet long and capable of carrying 10,000 containers.

According to authorities in Antwerp, on July 11, 2016, Dali's bow veered off course and collided with a quay as it attempted to depart the North Sea container terminal. the collision caused substantial damage to several meters of the container ship's hull due to structural ...

Cargo processing operations in El Paso temporarily suspended due to flood of illegal immigrants

September 28, 2023 -

According to the announcement of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), this suspension was necessary to redirect CBP personnel toward processing illegal migrants who had arrived in El Paso and Eagle Pass. Trade stakeholders were advised to reroute their cargo to alternative processing facilities during the suspension.

Democratic State Rep. Mary Gonzalez, whose district includes El Paso, reported that wait times for truck crossings at the nearby Ysleta Bridge ...

Houthi missile hits U.S.-owned cargo ship, says U.S. government

January 16, 2024 - cargo hold but is stable and is heading out of the area," reports indicate.

Hours before the attack, Centcom announced that another missile was fired in the direction of a U.S. destroyer in the Red Sea, but was intercepted and shot down by a U.S. fighter jet.

Each one of these attacks by the Houthis is aimed at commercial ships in the Red Sea that the group deems as being linked to Israel in some way, including by having Israeli ports as their destination....

Cost of shipping cargo across the seas in freefall due to lower demand

May 02, 2023 -

Container rates have sunk since peaking in August last year, with long-term ocean freight rates falling by as much as 24 percent. (Related: Global shipping to split into Western and Eastern blocs soon.)

According to the Freightos Baltic Daily Index, one of the main indexes for gauging the cost of transporting freight  containers across the Atlantic, the average rate for shipping cargo from Europe to the American East Coast was hovering a little above $3,000 per ...

Cargo ships now waiting a record 17 days to unload at California ports

November 17, 2021 - cargo due to the shortage of delivery drivers and technical staff.

Container ships have even plied their own routes with their vessels only to be partially loaded due to the logistical issues at the ports or in their warehouses. (Related: Small businesses suffering due to supply chain crisis.)Supply chain crisis may affect holiday shopping

This crisis has led to fears that stores may not have enough supplies for the upcoming holidays, with gifts not arriving ...

Cargo ship backlogs in California hit record high as supply chain crisis worsens

October 22, 2021 -

Both figures are a lot higher than the 17 ships normally anchored at the ports before the pandemic.

Holding areas that have not been used since 2004 are now open to accommodate the surge of container, bulk and cargo ships. Cargo carriers have to wait up to five weeks for their turn to unload goods. Once the containers reach land, it takes weeks more to queue and unload them. Of the 100 vessels at the harbor on Monday, 33 container ships were in holding ...

Cargo thefts up during second quarter of 2020, threatening supplies of food and fuel

August 27, 2020 -

In total, the firm recorded 227 cargo thefts since federal authorities declared the pandemic in March: 96 of these thefts occurred in April, 67 in May and 64 in June. The average value of the stolen goods per incident during the said quarter is just over $200,000.

These figures correspond to a 56 percent increase in thefts and an 80 percent increase in theft value compared to those recorded in 2019. Texas also overtook California for the first time since the ...

Severe DROUGHT affecting Panama Canal threatens at least 40% of the world’s cargo ship traffic

September 01, 2023 - cargo to avoid hitting the bottom while passing through areas with low water levels.

The drought has crippled the passage of cargo ship traffic because moving ships through the Panama Canal's system of locks requires vast amounts of fresh water, ranging from 55 to 125 million gallons per ship, depending on the size.

Most of the water usually gets flushed into the ocean.

Because of the drought, the Panama Canal Authority is enforcing methods ...

Global supply chains DETERIORATE as Malaysia blocks all Israeli vessels and cargo from using its ports

December 22, 2023 - cargo that is going to or from Israel. In other words, Israel can no longer ship any cargo on any ocean vessel that expects to have to dock in any of the ports of Malaysia. And because those are really important shipping waters around Malaysia and Singapore, and you know, the whole peninsula there, this is another big deal.

Note also that, of course, six of the largest ocean transport carriers have now banned their ships from going through the Red Sea ...

SPY CRANES? Investigation finds communication devices secretly implanted in Chinese-made cargo cranes used across U.S. ports

a month ago - cargo container cranes at American ports.

China's foreign ministry dismissed the notion of "spy cranes" as "overly paranoid" and accused it of misleading the U.S. public. The ministry labeled the report as an attempt to disrupt the extensive commerce between the two nations.

However, Bill Evanina, a former senior U.S. counterintelligence official, told the Journal that the high-tech cargo cranes could pose a "perfect combination of legitimate business ...

Cargo thefts spiked 15% in 2022 across US and Canada as organized crime rings targeted supply chain

February 10, 2023 -

The Verisk Analytics-owned firm, which tracks voluntarily reported cargo thefts, reported 1,778 "supply chain risk incidents" in Canada and the United States in 2022. This is up 15 percent compared to figures from 2021.

"The No. 1 commodity [for cargo theft] was household goods for all of 2022, electronics was No. 2, and then food and beverage commodities were No. 3," said Scott Cornell, a transportation lead and crime and theft specialist at Travelers, ...

Cargo ship busted with over a billion dollars worth of cocaine was owned by JP Morgan Chase

August 20, 2019 -

Mainstream media outlets have been quick to report that the "bank does not have any operational control of the vessel, a Liberian-flagged ship that is run by the Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company." According to the report from CBS, an anonymous source close to the situation said the MSC  Gayane is part of JPMorgan Chase's "transportation strategy fund run for the bank’s asset management unit."

Now, many people are wondering what JPMorgan Chase is doing with a ...

MEAT HEIST: 5 Suspects wanted for stealing boxes of frozen meat from refrigerated truck in South Philly

November 21, 2023 - cargo thefts not expected to end soon

Truck drivers all over the country, especially in large cities, are dealing with an increase in cargo thefts. The increased danger to truck drivers has resulted in them arming themselves with tools to keep their high-priced cargo safe, such as heavy-duty locks.

"There's $250,000 worth of meat in the back of these trucks, and that's $750,000 by the time they sell it. That's a lot of money," said trucker Mark ...

Hundreds of jobs, millions in tax revenue at risk while Port of Baltimore remains closed

19 days ago -

The port is responsible for nearly $3.3 billion in personal wages and salaries, $2.6 billion in business revenue, and nearly $400 million in state and local tax revenue annually. That is roughly $1.09 million in tax revenue a day.

"With no cargo coming in or out – until they open the channel – there will be a point when they'll completely close down the loading and unloading operation, which is pretty catastrophic for the members of the ILA who work on the waterfront," ...

Red Sea attacks have DOUBLED the average cost of container shipping

January 24, 2024 -

The primary driver behind this unprecedented increase is the ongoing disruption caused by Houthi attacks on cargo vessels navigating the Red Sea. These attacks, stemming from the Israel-Hamas conflict that began in October, have sent shockwaves throughout global supply chains, resulting in delayed shipments and a substantial escalation in transportation costs.

Data provided by London-based Drewry Shipping Consultants highlights the staggering impact on container ...

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse an “absolutely brilliant strategic attack,” say multiple intel sources

a month ago - cargo, that cannot fit through roadway tunnels in the area.

"[T]hat supply chain is now crippled," Logan wrote.

(Related: Once WWIII gets into full swing, extreme food rationing will follow.)America, a free-fall roller coaster

The two most critical components of the Key Bridge are the load-bearing pylons located at each of its ends closest to shore. These are the largest, thickest and deepest points on the bridge, anchoring it in place – and their destruction ...

Houthi rebel attacks prompt British Petroleum to pause all fuel shipments in Red Sea

December 29, 2023 - cargo shipments via Red Sea

The major point of contact for Houthi rebels to target passing ships is the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which serves as the southern entrance from the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden into the Red Sea.

"The Bab el-Mandeb Strait connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and then on to the Indian Ocean on one side and the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal on the other," explains RT.

"The waterway is a key route linking Asia and Europe ...

U.S. warship in the Red Sea shoots down attack drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

November 28, 2023 - cargo ship, and have taken the ship's 25 international crewmembers hostage. The Israeli military described this seizure as a "very grave incident of global consequence." A U.S. military spokesperson said it was a "flagrant violation of international law."

The Houthis' vow to continue participating in the conflict comes as the Department of Defense announces how U.S. forces deployed in the region have been attacked 66 times since Oct. 17. During this time, more ...

CONFIRMED: Iran just reclaimed an oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that U.S. stole last year

January 14, 2024 - cargo," and thus had to be seized.

Empire Navigation, the vessel's current operator, says the vessel now running as St. Nikolas was carrying 145,000 tons of crude collected at the Iraqi port of Basra with plans to move through the Suez Canal. All communication with the vessel was lost following the takeover by Iran.

The Automatic Identification System (AIS) the vessel was equipped with has transceivers used for identifying and locating it as it passes through ...