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

December 22, 2023 - cargo vessels there. As we've covered recently, the insurance companies pulled their insurance for these vessels. And then these shipping giants said, Well, without insurance, we can't run ships through the Red Sea. So these giant cargo ships are having to divert around the southern tip of the continent of Africa, going into some very rough waters, by the way, with a lot more treacherous conditions there, with all this cargo on board being subjected to more temperature ...

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 ...

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 ...

U.S. warship, commercial vessels UNDER ATTACK in Red Sea, Pentagon confirms

December 06, 2023 -

Reports indicate that in just one day, four separate attacks occurred against three separate commercial vessels connected to 14 separate nations. The Arleigh-Burke Class destroyer USS CARNEY responded to distress calls from these vessels, detecting that it was an anti-ship ballistic missile attack from Houthi that fired at them.

The CARNEY was conducting a patrol in the Red Sea at the time of the detection, which also included an anti-ship ballistic missile attack on ...

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

14 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 in southern ...

Major shipping giants HALT Red Sea route following Houthi attacks on shipping vessels

December 25, 2023 -

On Friday, shipping giants A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (Maersk) and Hapag-Lloyd stopped all container ship travel in the Red Sea. The following day, Italian-Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company and French-based CMA CGM followed suit.

This means that four major shipping companies are now no longer doing business in the Red Sea, which plays a critical role in the global economy. The Red Sea's connection to the Mediterranean Sea and the way it allows for easy vessel ...

Russia pulls Black Sea vessels out of Crimea following Ukrainian missile, drone strikes

October 09, 2023 -

Now, the mainstream media is making it appear that Ukrainian missile and drone attacks are challenging Moscow's hold of the peninsula, which the Russians seized in 2014. According to the Wall Street Journal, (WSJ) Western officials and satellite images verified by naval experts revealed that Russia has moved powerful vessels, including three attack submarines and two frigates, from Sevastopol to other ports in Russia and Crimea that offer better protection. (Related: Russian ...

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....

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 ...

Moscow wins again as Houthi rebels attack Western vessels, while Russian oil tankers freely navigate

December 28, 2023 -

He said that the route through the Red Sea is a pivotal conduit for international commerce is now a contested arena as the Yemeni rebel group has been pursuing all Israel-bound vessels due to hostilities in Gaza. The Houthis declared their support for Hamas and said they would target any ship traveling to Israel. In November they seized what they said was an Israeli cargo ship and they since have attacked several commercial vessels with drones and ballistic missiles.

Due ...

Egypt’s Suez Canal to take more vessels as drought-stricken Panama Canal deals with bottleneck situation

December 05, 2023 -

Bloomberg reported that during a conference in Athens, Sveinung Stohle, the company's deputy chief executive officer, said that this is likely to happen because the artificial 82-kilometer waterway in Panama has been facing sailing restrictions, allowing only companies with pre-booked slots to sail the body of water. Because of the severe drought this year caused by the El Nino phenomenon, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has imposed sailing restrictions to 25 a day and could ...

Breast implants and butt lifts are infecting patients with deadly flesh-eating FUNGUS that “eats through blood vessels”

2 months ago -

The individuals succumbed to a deadly meningitis outbreak in which the fungus, post-op, ate through their blood vessels and attacked their brains. All of them had just prior to dying received breast implants or butt lifts.

All in all, some 24 people were affected by the outbreak, the other 12 cases occurring in the United States, including in Texas. It turns out a contaminated injection introduced the fungus into their spines.

"What we ended up seeing is, literally, ...

Peer-reviewed academic paper: Chinese naval vessels could penetrate military radar systems of the U.S. and its allies

January 17, 2024 -

According to The Times, the academic paper detailed how a team from the People's Liberation Army Naval Aviation University (PLA NAU) and Yantai University successfully demonstrated the ability to use hostile radar signals to detect and track vessels entering or leaving a port. This approach is said to deviate from traditional radar usage, as the physical dimensions of a radar signal are typically only known to its sender or allies. (Related: CCP has been creating spy balloons ...

55 Chinese sailors KILLED as nuclear submarine got caught in a trap intended for Western sub-surface vessels

October 04, 2023 -

This is according to a secret report coming out of the United Kingdom, which alleges that the Chinese Navy sailors died in August from poisoning due to a catastrophic failure in the nuclear submarine's oxygen systems. (Related: Reports: Advanced Chinese nuclear submarine crashed in Taiwan Strait.)

The incident is said to have occurred on Aug. 21 in the Yellow Sea waters off China's northeastern Shandong Province, just miles across from North and South Korea.

The ...

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 ...

Panama Canal traffic nearly HALTED due to “drought,” global supply chain NIGHTMARE to unfold

September 15, 2023 - cargo vessels.

(Related: For several months now, the Panama Canal has been backed up with shipping vessels that are bottlenecked in a "big mess" due to poor water level conditions, which we are told is the result of worsening drought conditions throughout the region.)Panama is already halfway through its traditional rainy season, which is one of the driest on record

As lack of rainfall worsens water levels at the canal, the ACP's daily transit limits and ...

Maersk to customers: Brace for complications, disruptions in Red Sea

January 23, 2024 -

The Houthi rebels' continued attacks on commercial vessels in the region have led to significant repercussions for the international shipping industry.

Top container shipper AP Moller-Maersk, recognizing the heightened risks, sent a memo to its customers advising them to brace for complications and disruptions in the Red Sea region. The memo expressed the company's commitment to contributing to a sustainable resolution while acknowledging the potential for a prolonged ...

West steps up activities in Red Sea as Iran warns against U.S. adventurism

January 12, 2024 -

To protect shipping, the U.S. Navy has launched Operation Prosperity Guardian, with the help of a coalition of 13 other nations including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, South Korea, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, all of which have dispatched naval vessels or other military assets to the Red Sea.

During a recent meeting with Arab leaders, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed concern about the tangible impact of Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. (Related: Oil ...