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A tugboat has stopped a. tanker bring around 99,000 metric lots of oil from Russia. from wandering out of control off Germany's Baltic Sea coast near. the island of Ruegen, emergency services said on Friday. The 274-metre (899-foot) Panama-flagged tanker, called. Eventin, and taking a trip from Russia to Egypt, had been drifting. gradually and unable to manoeuvre given that earlier on Friday,. Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said. A tugboat was holding it in position and others were en. route, CCME said, adding it was examining next steps. Evacuation of the 24-member team was not required, it said....

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum revealed support for Panama's federal government on Monday after U.S. Presidentelect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal on Sunday. Undoubtedly, the Panama Canal belongs to the Panamanians, Sheinbaum stated, speaking during her routine early morning press conference. Sheinbaum's comments came one day after Trump accused Panama of charging excessive rates to use the Main American passage while speaking with a crowd of supporters in Arizona. After the event, he published an image on Reality Social of an American flag flying over a narrow body of water, with the comment: Invite. to...

President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal, accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to use the Main American passage, which allows ships to cross in between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. In a Saturday night post on Fact Social, Trump likewise warned that he would not let the canal fall into the wrong. hands, and he seemed to alert of possible Chinese impact on. the passage, composing that the canal needs to not be handled by. China. China does not manage or administer the canal. However, a. subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchinson Holdings handles...

P residentelect Donald Trump on Saturday accused Panama of charging extreme rates for use of the Panama Canal and said that if Panama did not manage the canal in an appropriate fashion, he would demand the U.S. ally hand it over. In a night post on Reality Social, Trump likewise cautioned he would not let the canal fall under the incorrect hands, and he appeared to caution of prospective Chinese impact on the passage, composing the canal ought to not be handled by China. The post was an exceedingly unusual example of a U.S. leader saying he could push a...

Freeport LNG drew record natural gas volumes on several days today, according to financial firm LSEG, following conclusion of an overhaul that increased processing capacity. Freeport LNG drew a record 2.414 billion cubic feet (bcf) of feedgas on Friday, preliminary LSEG data revealed. That volume continued a series of record gas pulls that each topped the plant's previous record of 2.261 bcf, which was reached in April 2023. Freeport LNG had actually announced in April that a debottlenecking meant to enhance processing likely would add an additional 1.2 million metric heaps per annum (MTPA) of LNG capability. The plant's capability...

Dutch farright leader Geert Wilders expressed his anger and shame over attacks on Israeli soccer advocates in Amsterdam in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday. The Israelis, advocates of the Maccabi Tel Aviv club who remained in the Dutch city for a match versus Ajax Amsterdam, had been assaulted over night by what its mayor called antisemitic hit-and-run squads. At least 5 people were dealt with in hospital. Wilders, who heads the biggest celebration in the federal government, stated on X that in his call with Netanyahu (I) told him of my anger and embarassment of...

The Mexican government on Monday raised concerns about the Biden administration's proposal to restrict essential Chinese software application and hardware in linked vehicles on American roads due to national security issues. Mexico's economy ministry said in a filing with the U.S. Commerce Department the proposal could have a considerable. effect on Mexico's automotive industry. Economically, it postures. potential trade barriers, interruptions to provide chains,. increased production expenses, and a possible danger of minimized. direct and indirect work. Automaker and tech groups separately on Monday asked the. administration for changes and for more time before the rule. takes effect. The proposal...

At least 24 people died and five others were hurt when a bus crashed on a highway in Mexico's main state of Zacatecas on Saturday, regional authorities stated. The mishap happened in the morning hours when the bus bring the victims collided with the back of a. tractor-trailer carrying corn. Zacatecas Governor David Monreal verified the casualties in. a post on social networks, assuring to provide assistance for the. victims. Efforts were ongoing on Saturday morning to recover a few of. the bodies that had fallen into a gorge, a city government. official who asked not to be called told...

Mexican rail consortium Ferromex and U.S. railway company Union Pacific Corp. stated they have stopped releasing licenses for some grain rail. shipments moving through Eagle Pass, Texas, after a current train. derailment in Mexico closed the track. The stop is a short-term measure until rail traffic gets. cleared after the track resumed, Ferromex told Reuters in a. declaration Monday, adding that total volume of grain movement. in between Union Pacific and Ferromex will not be impacted. The interruption marks the latest in a string of grain freight. rail backlogs at the border, particularly at El Paso and Eagle. Pass, that...

The Commission for Ecological Cooperation (CEC), which manages ecological issues in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, will review a grievance on a Mexican rail task in the north of the nation, which conservation groups allege did not undergo proper assessments and crosses an area with endangered types. WHY IT is necessary Mexico has actually been fast-tracking strategies to develop train lines from the border with the United States to the Riviera Maya to boost tourism. The ecological problem is the very first sent under President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration, representing an early difficulty to her plans to continue the tradition of...

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Tropical Storm John let loose heavy rains along Mexico's southern Pacific coast as it moved inland on Tuesday morning, threatening hazardous flooding and causing a minimum of two deaths in a mudslide. Extending across several Mexican states, the storm uprooted trees and electrical posts and harmed roofings, authorities informed press reporters at a rundown on Tuesday. The afflicted location is home to both cargo ports and a few of the country's leading beach resorts. Around two-thirds of local power users were without electrical power and phone service was likewise hit, officials said. Video posted on social networks showed sheets of...

Presidentelect Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on the top trade partners China, Mexico and Canada would deal a blow to the $1.7 trillion U.S. transportation industry and worsen a nearly threeyear trucking recession, sector experts stated. The market that moves whatever Americans make and buy is considered a financial bellwether, and will be amongst the first to signify any unexpected consequences of trade policies that Trump says will assist, not hurt, U.S. organizations. Tariffs like those proposed will raise costs, and higher rates suggest less need. Less demand equates to less freight, stated Jason Miller, interim chair of the department of...

Berkshire Hathawayowned BNSF Train will resume providing licenses for grain shuttle bus heading to Mexico beginning Tuesday, the company informed Reuters on Monday, in a relocation that could assist alleviate some delays impacting agricultural exports. The news comes as U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employees are set to go on strike on Tuesday, without any talks presently set up to avoid an interruption. Rail stockpiles have actually been interrupting export trade between the United States and Mexico and snarling farming supply chains as the fall harvest is under method. In late August, BNSF stopped issuing licenses for grain shuttle...

Canada is seeing an extraordinary simultaneous blockage at its two primary freight rail operators that might cause billions of dollars worth of financial damage. The two rail operators, Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, are holding different talks with the Teamsters' union, which represents more than 9,000 employees including locomotive engineers, conductors, train and backyard employees and rail traffic controllers. The companies locked out workers on Thursday after stopping working to reach a labor deal. Here are a couple of crucial facts about the two rail operators: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND CN Rail's history dates back to the 1830s, however...

Canada's two main freight rail business locked out around 10,000 of their Canadian unionized employees early on Thursday, starting an extraordinary simultaneous work stoppage that will grind practically all railway freight motion in the country to a halt. HOW INTEGRATED ARE THE RAIL NETWORKS ACROSS THE United States AND CANADA? Canadian National Railway Co and Canadian Pacific Kansas City have said their rail networks south of the border will continue to operate, however industry groups fear that a. work stoppage would have far-reaching results on the movement of. items and commodities throughout North America. CN and CPKC's coast-to-coast rail networks...

Canada's 2 primary freight rail companies are set to lock out around 10,000 of their Canadian unionized workers on Thursday at 12:01 a.m. ET (4:01. GMT), starting an extraordinary synchronised work interruption that. would grind practically all train freight movement in the country. to a halt. HOW INTEGRATED ARE THE RAIL NETWORKS THROUGHOUT THE United States AND CANADA? Canadian National Train Co and Canadian Pacific. Kansas City have said their rail networks south of the. border will continue to run, but industry groups fear that a. work interruption would have significant impacts on the movement of. items and products across...

U.S. freight forwarder C.H. Robinson stated on Monday it was diverting some of its U.S. clients' ocean freight away from Canadian ports as the threat of a rail strike looms. It stated roughly 80% of its consumers who had actually changed are now exporting through Los Angeles/Long Beach ports and the rest through Seattle/Tacoma ports. Canadian railroads, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, are bracing for a possible work blockage by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Union. Now that a strike notification has been declared, a few of our Canadian export consumers are beginning to deliver time-sensitive products to...

Canada's 2 primary train companies and the Teamsters union must do the hard work needed to reach labor offers and avoid a full stoppage, federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon said on Monday. In a post on the X social network, MacKinnon stated Canadian National Train and Canadian Pacific Kansas City would shut down early on Aug 22 unless offers were reached. MacKinnon said the impacts of the talks would be borne by all Canadians. The parties should do the hard work required to reach contracts at the bargaining table and prevent a complete work stoppage, he stated. Canada relies greatly...