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Walmart Recalls Frozen Shrimp That Carry Radioactive Risk

Federal officials detected Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, in shipping containers and a sample of breaded shrimp imported from Indonesia.

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CK Hutchison Rules Out Ports Deal Being Completed This Year

The company has already missed a chance to ink a definitive agreement before a window for exclusive talks with the buying consortium expired in late July.

Photo: Bloomberg

Panama Canal Eyes Tenders for Ports on Two Coasts

The Panama Canal Authority expects to open a tender to operate a port on the Atlantic coast and another on the Pacific, both of which would connect to a liquefied petroleum gas pipeline.

The Port of Balboa in Panama. Photographer: Walter Hurtado/Bloomberg

USDOT Announces $175M in Funds for Ferry Service Improvements

The funds will come from the Federal Highway Administration's Ferry Boat Program, and be used to build and operate ferry vessels, terminals and maintenance facilities.

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Finnish Prosecutors Charge Tanker Crew Over Undersea Cable Sabotage

The captain and two senior officers of the Eagle S tanker face charges of aggravated sabotage and aggravated interference with telecommunications.

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Wildfires Briefly Shut Dardanelles as Heat Blasts Europe

Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of heat waves in Europe, triggering more extreme weather events.

Canakkale City, on the shores of the Dardanelles Strait. Photo: iStock/Guven Ozdemir

Ship-Signal Spoofing Spreads to Russia’s Pacific Kozmino Port

Until early August, the issues had been confined largely to geopolitical hotspots like the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.

The port of Kozmino in Russia. Photo: Konstantin Zavrazhin/Getty Images AsiaPac, via Bloomberg.

Report: Maritime Emissions Fall in Q2 as Fleets Expand

Although Q2 emissions were down compared to that same quarter in 2024, total emissions in the first six months of 2025 actually increased by nearly a full percent.

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Lawsuit from Ship Owners Alleges Defective Wiring Caused Baltimore Bridge Crash

The owners claim that HHI designed a switchboard for the vessel with loose wiring connections, which made the ship "unreasonably dangerous."

Salvors continue to remove debris from the wreckage site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse as seen from the edge of the remaining bridge that still stands April 17. Debris and wreckage removal is on-going in support of a top priority to safely and efficiently open the Fort McHenry channel. Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

Tariff Fears Drive Slump in U.S. Imports in June

Imports of consumers goods fell to their lowest levels since September 2020, while the share of total imports from China has been more than halved since the start of the year.

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Is Mexico’s CIIT Really Going to Challenge the Panama Canal?

On March 31, 2025, Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum gave the project a shout-out at a news conference. However, official information about the project has been scant.

Port of Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Photo: iStock/Noel Jeronimo Ramos

Panama Official Seeks Review of CK Hutchison Port Contract

The development risks further complicating a transaction that’s become a high-profile tussle between the U.S. and China.

The Port of Balboa in Panama. Photographer: Walter Hurtado/Bloomberg

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