A severe drought has led to water depth and weight restrictions on ships passing through the Panama Canal, and additional container surcharges imposed by ocean carriers on shippers for months. “Based on current and projected water levels in Gatun Lake, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has needed to make reductions to the amount and weight … Read more
Updated Jan. 11, 2024 7:58 am ET Armed, uniformed men boarded an oil tanker off the coast of Oman that has been at the center of a dispute between Iran and the U.S. and changed its course toward Iranian waters on Thursday, according to maritime intelligence firms, marking a further escalation along shipping routes in … Read more
Updated Jan. 10, 2024 9:04 am ET Western importers are reporting a steep rise in ocean-shipping rates and weekslong delays as carriers divert ships from the Red Sea to avoid Houthi rebel attacks. Some companies shipping goods on the crucial trade lane are starting to chafe at the rising prices and extra fees that ocean … Read more
Updated Jan. 8, 2024 2:26 pm ET A burning inferno on the runway, followed four days later by a midair emergency involving a gaping hole in the side of the plane, isn’t the way the airline industry wanted to start 2024. After a fraught 2023, in which safety specialists and regulators raised alarms about mounting … Read more
Updated Jan. 6, 2024 10:31 pm ET The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a temporary grounding and immediate inspections of dozens of Boeing 737 MAX jets, after one of the planes made an emergency landing when a section of the aircraft ripped away in midair. Passengers and flight attendants described a harrowing incident during an Alaska … Read more
Sharna Burgess would “love” to have another baby. The 38-year-old dancer already has Zane, 18 months, with Brian Austin Green, and although the actor has undergone a vasectomy, they’re open-minded about the possibility of having another child. Sharna told the ‘Oldish’ podcast: “If we have the space and the ability to, would we love to? … Read more
Updated Jan. 4, 2024 2:13 pm ET In its certification, Airbus was required to prove that its A350 aircraft can be evacuated in less than 90 seconds. In Tuesday’s collision in Japan, the last crew member escaped the aircraft after 18 minutes—but there were still no casualties. The sizable discrepancy, for the moment, represents a … Read more
DOUG AND POLLY WHITE Special correspondents QUESTION: I have just started a new business. I think it’s critical for us to develop good Search Engine Optimization (SEO) so that people can find us easily on the web. Do you have any advice for how to accomplish this? ANSWER: We agree, depending on your business, good … Read more
In just a few days we’ll be ringing in a new year, with the same safety concerns. MADISON (WKOW) — In just a few days we’ll be ringing in a new year, with the same safety concerns. Troopers with the Wisconsin State Patrol say they know New Year’s Eve is a notorious night for drinking … Read more
The rise in Japan’s business service prices held steady at a three-decade high, in a development likely to fuel speculation that the Bank of Japan will inch its way toward normalizing policy in coming months. The country’s services producer price index, a gauge measuring the costs of a range of goods and services provided by … Read more