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

January 16, 2024 -

Gibraltar Eagle, the vessel in question, reported "no injuries or significant damage," according to the United States military command for the Middle East (Centcom). Despite the damage, the Marshall Islands-flagged vessel is continuing its journey through the Gulf of Aden.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRG) is claiming responsibility for the attack, which is a clear escalation of the situation in the Middle East and a spillover from the conflict in Gaza.

Iranian-aligned ...

Screen time linked to developmental delays in young children

August 31, 2023 -

The study was published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics and the research team included experts from Japan’s Tohoku University and Hamamatsu University School of Medicine.

For the study, researchers analyzed data from 7,097 pairs of mothers and children between 2013 and 2017. To understand the impact of screen time exposure on child development, the researchers asked the mothers how many hours they would allow their younger-than-one-year-old child to watch television, play ...

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 deck of ...

Hezbollah threat in the north delays Israel invasion of Gaza

October 18, 2023 -

Residents have been given until midday Friday, Oct. 20, to evacuate northern Gaza, but indications are rife that the invasion is not yet imminent. One of the factors causing the delay is the Hezbollah threat.

Sources told the Jerusalem Post that there has been a growing concern that Hezbollah forces are waiting for the moment when most Israeli ground forces are committed in Gaza before making their move in the north.

It is believed that Hezbollah's refusal to ...

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 forty-foot ...

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

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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 in southern ...

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

September 01, 2023 -

An estimated two-thirds of the canal's traffic is either headed for or leaving the United States. The products that typically ship through the canal include petroleum products, grains, canned and refrigerated foods, machinery equipment, coal and many others.

The Panama Canal is the linchpin connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Passing through the canal helps save time and billions of dollars by offering ships an efficient shortcut around the tip of South America....

Banking system showing more signs of COLLAPSE as customers report widespread deposit delays

November 10, 2023 -

In yet another display of America's cracking financial system – when will the thing finally die already? – customers who use direct deposit to transfer their earnings from their employers to themselves say the funds are not posting, which the establishment is blaming on "human error."

We are told that the Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments system is experiencing "problems" that are causing major headaches for not just consumers but also their employers.

"The ...

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

December 22, 2023 -

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Let's talk about the news out of Malaysia. So of course, you know, the situation with Israel and Gaza, and Israel continues its outrageously illegal, and anti human bombing campaign of Gaza, killing tens of thousands ...

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

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The inquiry, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, reveals that certain cranes produced by state-owned Chinese company Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), are equipped with cellular modems that could serve as a backdoor for remote access. These modems, discovered by a congressional investigation, do not appear to support the standard operations of the equipment. (Related: Chinese nationals being let into U.S. via Biden’s pathetic open borders policies, raising new fears ...

Study finds direct correlation between increased screen time for toddlers and delays in language development

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The study, which spanned two-and-a-half years and involved monitoring 220 Australian families, uncovered alarming insights into the potential impact of technology on the crucial early years of a child's linguistic growth.

The families, who had toddlers aged 18 to 36, had their kids wear a device capturing 16 hours of audio daily in their homes, leading to over 7,000 hours worth of recordings. Families involved in the study were unaware that screen time would be measured during ...

Arctic blast sweeping the U.S. causes traffic and flight delays, leaves MILLIONS under wind chill warnings

January 18, 2024 -

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the wind chills are expected to push temperatures down to 30 F below zero from the Northern Rockies to northern Kansas, all the way into Iowa.

Zack Taylor, a meteorologist with the NWS, has warned that at least 150 million Americans were under a wind chill warning or advisory for dangerous cold and wind.

Forecasters also said there is potential for major winter storm impacts across the Lower Mississippi Valley and ...

Israel DELAYS Gaza ground offensive as it orders 1.1 million Palestinians in northern Strip to EVACUATE

October 16, 2023 -

Beginning on Friday, Oct. 13, the Israeli military ordered some 1.1 million people living in the northern half of the Gaza Strip to evacuate to the southern part of the besieged and blockaded territory ahead of an expected ground invasion. (Related: Hostages held by Hamas in Gaza will be almost impossible to rescue, warns counterterrorism expert.)

Videos and images coming out of Gaza and spreading on social media on Friday showed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dropping ...

U.S. roads and airports BRACE for major Thanksgiving travel chaos as severe weather causes traffic and flight delays

November 22, 2023 -

A massive storm affecting parts of the Midwest has already caused more than 3,600 flights within, into and out of the U.S. passing through these regions to be delayed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, as rains and strong winds prevent flights from taking off. Another 60 domestic flights have been outright canceled due to the weather.

These storm systems are expected to move from the Midwest and into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, causing more ...

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 shipping ...

U.S. imports facing massive price surges which will be felt at every store in America, on top of continued increases in food, especially beef & egg products

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(Article by Susan Duclos republished from AllNewsPipeline.com)

The Congressional Research Service reported in January 2017, the most recent of its type of report, that "Manufacturing output, measured in each country's local currency adjusted for inflation, has been growing more slowly in the United States than in China, South Korea, Germany, and Mexico, but more rapidly than in most European countries and Canada."

The Wall Street Journal published a piece on March ...

Rebuilding Francis Scott Key Bridge could cost $1 billion and take 10 years

15 days ago -

This is more than double the cost and time of the bridge’s original construction, which took five years and cost around $200 million (adjusted for inflation). Engineers say that there are a number of factors that can influence the cost and timeline of the project that are still unknown. These include everything from how the new bridge is designed to the amount of time it takes to approve the permits needed for construction.

Johns Hopkins University engineering professor Ben ...

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

November 21, 2023 -

The heist took place at around 12:30 a.m. on the 700 block of Pattison Avenue in South Philly East. The targeted tractor-trailer was parked overnight at the supply warehouse lot for Jetro, a restaurant supply store. The driver was in the cab at the time of the heist. When the driver felt his truck shake, he went out of the cab to investigate.

The driver then saw three individuals at the rear of the trailer hauling boxes of frozen beef out to two other thieves sitting ...

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

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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," said ...