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The Baltimore Bridge Collapse Is About to Get Even Messier

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In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the global supply chain and US coastal infrastructure collided in the worst possible way. An enormous container ship, the Dali, slammed into a support of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, crumpling its central span into the Patapsco River and cutting off the city’s port from the … Read more

Panama Canal traffic cut by 36% due to drought linked to climate change, El Nino

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A severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship crossings by 36 per cent in the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important trade routes. The new cuts announced on Wednesday by authorities in Panama are set to deal an even greater economic blow than previously expected. Panama Canal Administrator … Read more