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Vessels off the East Coast of the United States must slow down to save vanishing species of whales from extinction

Vessels off the East Coast of the United States must slow down more often to help save a vanishing species of whale from extinction, the federal government has said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) made the announcement on Friday via new proposed rules designed to prevent ships colliding with North Atlantic right whales. […]

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Ship traffic waiting to cross blocked Suez Canal grows, disrupting global shipping

There are more than 200 vessels outside the Suez Canal as Egyptian officials frantically try to set free the giant container ship stuck in the vital waterway and disrupting global shipping. The closure of Suez Canal has halted global trade worth $9.6 billion a day since Tuesday. Lloyd’s List said data indicated 213 vessels were […]