Tag: Marine transportation industry
May Day rallies in Greece halt ferries, disrupt flights
ATHENS, Greece — Thousands of striking workers and other protesters blocked traffic in Athens and cities across Greece Thursday to mark rescheduled May Day...
Italy set to vaccinate small island populations in one go
ROME — Italy is set to start a mass vaccination campaign Friday on some of its small, remote islands with few residents and limited...
Agency: Oxygen injectors pass 2nd test in Georgia harbor
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal agency said Tuesday that machines designed to inject extra oxygen for fish to breathe in the Savannah harbor passed...
Companies sound alarm over commodity price hikes
Toilet paper, baby care products, soft drinks and many other everyday products are about to get more expensive.
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Supply bottlenecks leave ships stranded, businesses stymied
NEW YORK — A trade bottleneck born of the COVID-19 outbreak has U.S. businesses anxiously awaiting goods from Asia — while off the coast...
Alcatraz reopens for indoor tours after yearlong closure
SAN FRANCISCO — Alcatraz, the historic island prison off San Francisco, opened up Monday for a limited number of indoor tours, which had been...
Mexico’s last island penal colony may now host cruise ships
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials said ferries and cruise ships may soon be visiting the former Isla Marias prison, after the last island penal...
Hawaii town blocked by landslide launches makeshift ferry
HONOLULU — Volunteers on Kauai’s north shore have launched a makeshift ferry service across a river after a landslide along a two-lane highway cut...
Houthis again delay expert examination of tanker off Yemen
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations said Wednesday that new requests by Yemen’s Houthi rebels will further delay U.N. experts from examining an oil...
Houthis again delay expert examination of tanker off Yemen
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations said Wednesday that new requests by Yemen’s Houthi rebels will further delay U.N. experts from examining an oil...