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News Articles: Shipping

James "Spinner" Spinosa followed his uncles to the Los Angeles waterfront in 1969. He served in various leadership positions in the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, including as international president.

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  • Business

Retired labor leader says his former union must think outside the box to save jobs

James Spinosa led the West Coast dockworkers union through tumultuous shifts to new technologies over decades. With the shipping industry now pushing for more automation, he reflects on what's ahead.

September 11, 2022
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
A container berth at the Port of Savannah is shown.

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  • News

Ships wait offshore in bottleneck at Port of Savannah

More than 40 ships were waiting offshore to come into the Port of Savannah on Tuesday.

August 09, 2022
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
Heavy haul trucker Eric Jammer stands in front of his truck.

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  • Business

The astronomical price of diesel is making everything more expensive

America runs on diesel. It keeps freight moving, factories humming and farmers planting. But a surge in diesel prices is making everything more expensive.

May 28, 2022
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By:
  • Brittany Cronin
Heavy haul trucker Eric Jammer stands in front of his truck.

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  • Business

The astronomical price of diesel is making everything more expensive

America runs on diesel. It keeps freight moving, factories humming and farmers planting. But a surge in diesel prices is making everything more expensive.

May 28, 2022
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By:
  • Brittany Cronin
Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2021. Congestion at U.S. ports has caused supply chain disruptions, driving up prices and leading to a growing shortage of goods.

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  • Politics

Bipartisan bill to address supply chain kinks moves closer to the president's desk

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which was approved unanimously in the Senate after a version was approved in the House late last year, aims to ease shipping backlogs at U.S. ports.

April 01, 2022
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
Tugboats pull on the Ever Forward near Pasadena, Md., on Tuesday, trying to free the ship as it sits in the Chesapeake Bay after running aground near Baltimore.

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  • National

A container ship named Ever Forward has been stuck in the Chesapeake Bay for 18 days

The ship ran aground after it apparently missed a turn leaving Baltimore. The vessel is owned by the same company that owns the Ever Given, the ship that blocked the Suez Canal last year.

March 31, 2022
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Shipping containers sit stacked at a port in Bayonne, N.J., on Oct. 15. Supply chain problems are disrupting the global economy, causing delays and a shortage of containers.

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  • World

The pandemic economy's latest victim? The lowly shipping container

Delayed containers are a symptom of and contributor to global supply chain problems. But imagine a world without them.

November 16, 2021
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By:
  • Jackie Northam
Tankers unload imported crude oil at the Qingdao crude oil terminal in east China's Shandong Province in February. A tanker anchored off the port was reportedly hit Tuesday by another vessel, causing an oil spill in the Yellow Sea.

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  • Asia

Oil Spill Reported Off China Coast After Tanker, Bulk Carrier Collide

The tanker, reportedly carrying a cargo of bitumen, used in road and roof construction, was at anchor, according to the ship's Singapore-based operator.

April 27, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
A worker walks past the ONE Apus container ship and its dislodged containers at the Kobe Port in Japan in December. The vessel suffered a massive stack collapse and lost 1,816 containers at sea during severe weather on Nov. 30.

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  • World

Cargo Overboard, Intense Rolling: The Risks Of Fully Loaded Mega-Container Ships

More than 100 ships of similar size to the Ever Given ply the world's waterways, creating logistical challenges and concerns about mishaps — including "spectacular losses of cargo," one analyst says.

April 01, 2021
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  • Jackie Northam
High-resolution satellite imagery shows the Suez Canal and the container ship Ever Given that was finally freed on Monday.

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  • Economy

How A Long Shutdown Of The Suez Canal Might Have Roiled The Global Economy

If one of the world's largest container ships had remained solidly lodged in the Suez Canal for much longer, it could have had far-reaching implications.

March 29, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman and
  • Jackie Northam
A tugboat participates in an attempt on Friday to refloat the Ever Given, a container ship that has been stuck in the Suez Canal since it ran aground on Tuesday.

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  • World

Race To Free Giant Ship From Suez Canal Continues After Failed Refloating Attempts

Efforts to free the Ever Given — as more than 320 ships wait to pass through the blocked canal — have made incremental progress over the weekend, with another refloating attempt set for Sunday.

March 29, 2021
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  • Chloee Weiner and
  • Rachel Treisman
Heavy equipment is used to try to dig out the keel of the Ever Given, a massive cargo ship wedged across the Suez Canal.

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  • World

It 'Might Take Weeks' To Free Ship Stuck In Suez Canal, Salvage Company Says

The CEO of the Dutch company Boskalis, which is working to dislodge the 1,300-foot-long ship, compared the vessel to "an enormous beached whale."

March 25, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Shipping workers recorded the tide levels beginning in 1854 at St. George's Dock in Liverpool, England, creating valuable records for future scientists.

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  • Science

How Fast Are Oceans Rising? The Answer May Be In Century-Old Shipping Logs

A century ago, the shipping industry recorded the daily ebb and flow of tides. Now, those records are becoming crucial for forecasting how fast sea levels are rising in a warming climate.

March 01, 2021
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  • Lauren Sommer
This June 2019 image released by U.S. Central Command, shows damage and a suspected mine on the MV Kokuka Courageous in the Gulf of Oman near the coast of Iran. The U.S. said Iranian forces were responsible.

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  • Middle East

Explosion Damages Israeli-Owned Ship In Gulf Of Oman

The ship's owner said holes were left in the vessel's hull but that no crew members were injured.

February 26, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Aakib Hodekar, a seafarer from India, has been aboard a ship for six months. Due to COVID-19, his contract has been extended for an additional two months. Unexpected extensions are the new norm for seafarers all over the world.

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  • World

'Sea Prison': COVID-19 Has Left Hundreds Of Thousands Of Seafarers Stranded

Once the pandemic began, many countries prevented crew members from leaving ships. Some ended up trapped at sea for more than a year. Maritime organizations are pushing for more seafarer protections.

January 29, 2021
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  • Jackie Northam
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