The 400-meter long Ever Given has been successfully refloated, Admiral Osama Rabie, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said in a statement. A picture taken from another vessel in the canal on Monday afternoon appeared to show the Ever Given positioned towards the middle of the waterway. …
Read More »Traffic jam at Suez Canal sends global shipping costs soaring
The traffic jam has trapped freighters with goods and oil products worth over $10 billion, according to the latest estimates by Bloomberg. The agency added that the losses the global economy will eventually sustain are currently difficult to access. The cost of delivering a standard dry-cargo container with a total …
Read More »GIANT container ship gets stuck in Suez Canal, blocking ALL traffic & sparking frantic effort to pull it free (PHOTO)
The Panama-flagged cargo ship Ever Given has been thrust into the spotlight of social media attention after the 59m-wide vessel found itself trapped in the narrow channel connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. The larger-than-life ship, which is listed as the world’s 13th biggest with an overall length of …
Read More »Amazon changes timing of TRAFFIC LIGHTS in Alabama town to derail unionization drive
Amazon actually reached out to Jefferson County to change the timing of the traffic lights near its Bessemer warehouse, the pro-worker publication More Perfect Union reported on Tuesday, citing a public official from the county who said the company had complained about “traffic delays during shift changes” in order to …
Read More »ISIS claims responsibility for stabbing of traffic police officer in Chechnya – media
The group made the claim through one of its mouthpieces, Al-Naba newspaper, on Friday, Reuters reported. It has not produced any evidence in support of its involvement in the assault, the agency said. The incident unfolded in Chechnya’s capital city, Grozny, on Monday. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov reported that two …
Read More »Air passenger traffic won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at earliest, IATA warns
“This crisis is devastating and unrelenting. Airlines have cut costs by 45.8 percent, but revenues are down 60.9 percent. The result is that airlines will lose $66 for every passenger carried this year for a total net loss of $118.5 billion. This loss will be reduced sharply by $80 billion …
Read More »Anti-lockdown and pro-choice protesters descend on Warsaw, traffic blockade & women’s strike planned next (PHOTOS)
Protesters in Warsaw demanded a “wise and responsible” approach to fighting the coronavirus, which would include the easing of quarantine restrictions and the voluntary self-isolation of vulnerable groups. They also asked the government to compensate businesses reeling from the outbreak. Officials introduced tougher measures against Covid-19 earlier this month, following …
Read More »Poland accuses Russian air traffic controllers of DELIBERATELY crashing late President Kaczynski’s plane, seeks their arrest
Investigators have “applied to the district court of the Warsaw-Mokotow region with a motion for the temporary arrest” of the three men, Ewa Bialik, a spokesperson for the Prosecutor General’s Office, told reporters on Wednesday. “The charges brought against the air traffic controllers relate to the deliberate provocation of a …
Read More »Poland accuses Russian air traffic controllers of DELIBERATELY crashing president’s plane, seeks their arrest
Investigators have “applied to the district court of the Warsaw-Mokotow region with a motion for the temporary arrest” of the three men, Ewa Bialik, spokesperson for the Prosecutor General’s Office, told reporters on Wednesday. “The charges brought against the air traffic controllers relate to the deliberate provocation of a plane …
Read More »Putin is not the first time to open traffic on the unfinished road
The President inaugurated the toll road M-11 Moscow-St. Petersburg. It is not completed. To travel directly from one capital to another will not work. Will have little to stand in the traffic jam near Tver. Putin is no stranger to open a non-existent end-to-end traffic on the unfinished roads. In …
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