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American Airlines announced Friday that it would resume flights to Haiti on 1 November after major U.S. airlines ceased service in the Caribbean nation by late 2024. American will resume service in Haiti this fall. It is the first U.S. airline to announce that it would be resuming its service. Since November 2024, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned flights to Port-au-Prince in Haiti's capital due to a perceived threat from "armed groups" to civil aviation. Later, the FAA allowed flights to resume at'six other airports located in northern Haiti. But it kept its ban on Port-au-Prince. Haiti...

India has removed licensing requirements for radio frequency used in crash-avoidance systems and self-driving cars. This removes a commercial barrier to automakers, as the country seeks safer roads. India, which is the third-largest car market in the world, has reported over 177,000 road deaths in 2024. The government announced on Thursday that it would waive the licence requirements for radar sensor in the frequency range 77GHz-81GHz, allowing businesses to use spectrum without a separate allocation from authorities. Separate notices were issued for systems operating in the 5.9 GHz range, which allow vehicles to 'communicate' with one another and with roadside...

Mexico's Grupo Mexico Transportes (GMXT), has signed a contract with the United States. Wabtec, a rail technology company, will bid jointly for Argentine's state-run cargo operator Belgrano Cargas y Logistica BCYL (BCYL), a GMXT employee said on Thursday. Source requested anonymity as they were not authorized by GMXT to discuss the deal. The privatization of BCYL, which is proposed by President Javier Milei, is part of his drive to transfer state owned companies into private ownership. Argentina will soon publish the documents for the privatization of BCYL. BCYL operates three of the largest freight trains in Argentina. The company didn't...

U.S. president Donald Trump had threatened earlier this year to block the crossing. The U.S. government and Canada have now decided to postpone the opening of the $4.7 billion bridge that connects Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario. According to invitations, a formal ribbon-cutting was planned for Friday at the Gordie Howe international bridge. Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority: "Canada and the United States agreed to delay opening the bridge. They will take the time necessary to resolve any outstanding issues." WindsorMayor Drew Dilkens told X that although officials wanted to?see this bridge open, Canada did not have to beg for it. Pete...

Ship-tracking data showed that three more liquefied gas tankers left the Strait of Hormuz without their transponders and were heading to destinations in 'Asia. However, it is unclear when exactly they made this 'transit. The United States and Iran exchanged air attacks on Thursday for the second day in a row, with U.S. president Donald Trump threatening further?strikes until Tehran accepts a peace agreement and Washington claiming it 'fired on an Iranian oil vessel. QatarEnergy-controlled tankers Lebrethah (left) and?Rasheeda (right) were last spotted west of the Strait on June 1, and April 30, respectively. They carried?cargoes that had been loaded...

The Indian Embassy in Oman reported that India had?reported a ship incident off the port of Shinas in Oman earlier Thursday. This was a day after a U.S. led attack on another vessel killed three Indian seafarers. This was the third incident of this kind in the last week. The U.S. military claimed to have attacked MT Marivex, and?Settebello. Both vessels were manned by Indian seafarers. The Indian Embassy in Oman has not specified if there were Indian seafarers aboard the vessel that was involved in the incident on Thursday. The Indian Embassy in Oman posted on social media that...

The U.S. agency said that the proposed '250-foot (76m) tall Independence Arch of President Donald Trump would require red safety lights, but it 'would not have any impact on safety at Reagan Washington National Airport. Federal Aviation Administration will conduct an aeronautical study next in coordination with National Park Service. According to the preliminary review, Washington's arch would require red obstruction lights. The arch would be 3,000 feet from Reagan National Airport and in the main departure and approach corridor. The FAA requires that buildings over 200 feet from airports have red blinking warning lights to alert?pilots during the night....

The new $4.7 billion bridge between Detroit and Windsor in Ontario is set to open within the next few weeks, according to a bridge authority on Monday. This comes despite President Donald Trump's threat to block its opening in February. Sources say a formal ribbon-cutting will take place later this week. Detroit media outlets reported that the Gordie-Howe International Bridge was expected to be open for traffic on June 15, according to reports. In February, Trump cited Canada's refusal to allow some U.S. alcohol products to be sold in Canadian stores, Canada's tariffs for dairy products, and Canada's trade talks...

A group of six Democratic Senators demanded on Monday that the government 'investigate' U.S. Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy after he took a road trip to film a family vacation filmed for a web video series financed by corporate donors whose firms his department regulates. The Senators Patty Murray and Elizabeth Warren asked the DOT Office of Inspector General for a review of the video series. They said Duffy's actions raised "serious concerns about the use of funds and possible misconduct." Nate Sizemore is a Duffy spokesperson who called the "witch-hunt" an effort and claimed that career ethics officials had cleared...

The Houthis, who are aligned with Iran in Yemen, announced on Monday they would bar ships from the Red Sea that were linked to Israel after Israel re-launched its military strikes?on Iran. This has added to global concerns over shipping and energy flow. Here's why and what it means for the Iran war and global energy crisis. How big is the risk to global energy markets? Iran's closing of the Strait of Hormuz after?Israel attacked and the United States on February 28?has disrupted the majority of oil and energy exports out of the Gulf. This has caused a major energy...

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command announced on Friday that U.S. forces had seized the stateless sanctioned oil tanker Davina in the Indian Ocean overnight. Washington has placed a sea blockade against Iran, while Tehran has fired at ships to stop them from?sailing? through the Strait of Hormuz and entering the Middle East Gulf. In recent months, U.S. forces intercepted "multiple commercial and petroleum tankers" in the Indian Ocean. Indo-Pacific Command posted on X that "we will continue to enforce global maritime law to?disrupt illegal networks and 'interdict vessels providing materials support to Iran wherever they operate". According to data from ship...

Western governments should accelerate the scrapping of unregulated vessels that have been sanctioned and give their operators time to dispose of them, as environmental risks are increasing daily. In recent years, the?use of so-called'shadow?fleets?or dark fleets of tankers has increased. Hundreds of tankers are transporting Iranian and Russian oil without any safety or insurance checks. Evangelos Marinakis is the founder and chairman at Greece's Capital Maritime & Trading Corp., a major ship owner with more than 285 vessels on order. He has been pushing to remove unregulated tankers in global trading. Marinakis said during the Posidonia Shipping Week in Athens...

The British tax authority won an appeal on Friday?in a dispute with Estonian 'ride-hailing' and food delivery company Bolt. This ruling could impact Uber's case, which is worth more than PS1 billion ($1.3billion). Bolt argued that in its PS190million dispute with HM Revenue and Customs, it was liable to charge a 20% value added tax on its'margin' rather than the total fare charged by customers. The London Court of Appeal, however, ruled in HMRC’s favor and overturned two lower tribunal decisions. Bolt was told by the court that it could not use a tax system originally intended for tour operators...

Two industry sources reported that the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) had a record oil loading of?7.187 millions metric tons (or about?1.83million barrels per day). This was due to a higher production at?Kazakhstan?s giant Tengiz?oilfield following temporary maintenance. The oil output of the Tengiz Field was reduced for several days by a malfunctioning power transformer at the end May. However, it was restored. Calculations showed that daily CPC Blend oil loads rose by 10% from April to May. In April, loadings totaled 6.314 millions tons or 1.67 million barrels per day. One source said that the CPC system saw a rise...

United States is now the largest oil exporter in the world, upending decades-old orders long dominated Saudi Arabia and Russia. This?shift tightens American firms' grip on global energy markets, as Washington's War with Iran reshapes international energy trade. The United States' rise to the top of the oil exporters list is a dramatic reversal. For decades, America was reliant on Middle Eastern oil and had to endure an oil embargo imposed in 1973 by some OPEC countries as a retaliation for U.S. support for?Israel. After 2010, the U.S. fortunes changed when the oil and gas production from its shale deposits...

PJM Interconnection, a U.S. grid operator, announced on Wednesday that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission had approved the expedited interconnection process. This temporary process is designed to 'advance large projects of a significant size in order to meet the urgent demand for additional capacity resources. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. electricity consumption, which reached its second consecutive annual record in 2025, is expected to?rise even further in 2026 or 2027 due in part by AI-hungry data centers and electrification. The approval comes at a time when PJM, along with states?across the footprint of PJM, are seeking to...

These are the top stories from?the New York Times Business Pages. ? These stories have not been?verified? and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports. Anthropic has released a public version its Mythos AI model. However, it will be restricted from being used in high-risk areas like cybersecurity. This is after an earlier preview this year caused a global stir with its ability to detect'software flaws. General Motors is releasing software that will allow some U.S. owners of electric vehicles to send power back to the grid. This is another example of auto companies seeking business opportunities in...

Bolt, a ride-hailing app, launched its operations in Milan in the first phase of a campaign aimed at shaking up the Italian transport market. According to Bolt's CEO the Italian market is still largely?underserved?despite the presence and popularity of Uber in the U.S. Markus Villig, the founder and CEO of Estonia's Bolt, stated that Bolt would work with hundreds drivers in Milan who will either be official taxi drivers or private hire car chauffeurs. The company expects to provide millions of rides within its first year. The market in Italy has just begun. "We have a long term view," Villig...

Three trading sources have confirmed that the Caspian Pipeline Consortium plans to export 1.7 million barrels of CPC Blend crude per day in June, compared with an initial estimate of 1.45 million barrels. They said that maintenance at Kazakhstan's Kashagan field was postponed, and production at Tengiz, the country's oilfield, has been restored following a technical problem in May, which resulted in the higher forecast. The initial June plan was revised upwards by 17%. According to calculations, the?May?loading plan was expected to reach a multi-month peak. Calculations show that the May loading plan would reach a multi-month high of 1.8...

Alberta touts its abundance of cheap fossil fuels in order to entice companies to build data centers to support the AI boom. This would undermine Canada's plans to link data center expansion with clean energy development. Canada is the world’s?fifth largest producer of natural gases, with around 60% coming from?Alberta. The western province has a lot of fossil fuels, but also a cooler climate that can offset the costs of cooling data center infrastructure. All of this can make data center operations more cost-effective than in the United States where communities and legislators are pushing back. Tech companies may also...

Freeport LNG’s export -plant in Texas is on track to 'take in more natural...gas on Monday, after one of its three liquefaction trains?shut?down?"on Saturday. Freeport's liquefied gas export plant is closely watched by the global market because its shutdown and restart have caused huge price swings. Gas prices usually drop when Freeport closes. Gas prices typically drop when demand for fuel from Freeport's?plant decreases. When liquefaction trains restart at Freeport, U.S. prices of gas usually increase as demand increases. This, however, has not happened?sofar on Monday. Gas prices are down about 3% on Monday, but not because of Freeport. Freeport...

The?U.S. The?U.S. According to a FAA notice, the ground stop was from 9:53 pm to 11:15 pm PDT (0435 - 0615 GMT on Monday). The ban was lifted a little before the end. The airport didn't immediately respond to our request for a comment. According to the airport's website, more than 54 million passengers will travel through SFO by 2025. The airport is home to many airlines, including United Airlines. It also offers many international flights from and to Asia. The FAA announced in March that it would be imposing new safety restrictions on SFO. These would restrict?some landings, and...

According to the Texas grid operator, several large data centers and crypto-facilities planning to connect to the Texas power grid ahead of summer peak demand failed to pass 'key reliability tests. This increases the risk of power failures just as electricity usage reaches its seasonal high. Data centers are causing power grids to be stressed across the United States. Data centers, unlike traditional industrial customers who tend to draw electricity steadily, are designed to disconnect from the grid as soon as there is a problem to protect equipment and maintain services. This makes them a potentially unstable and unpredictable force...

Delfin Midstream announced on Wednesday that it had made a final investment decision for the first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG). This project is being developed in Louisiana, and offshore in Gulf of Mexico. Delfin FLNG 1, the first floating LNG facility in the U.S., is the largest FLNG Project globally. It will have an export capacity of approximately 4.4 million tonnes per year. The company is working diligently to secure FIDs over the next year for the FLNG vessels 2 and 3. A pipeline explosion near Holly Beach in Louisiana, which was expected to provide gas for the facility,...