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Why did the Baltimore bridge collapse so quickly? Engineers reveal how the ‘flimsy’ structure came crashing down like a house of cards after being struck by the Dali container ship

A ‘mass casualty’ event has been declared in Baltimore after the Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck by a container ship and collapsed into the Patapsco River. As first responders are still searching for survivors, many are questioning how the bridge could have collapsed so quickly, having stood since 1977. Speaking to MailOnline, engineers explained

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UNICEF says essential aid container looted at Haiti port

The U.N. children’s agency said on Saturday one of its aid containers at Haiti’s main port, stocked with “essential items for maternal, neonatal and child survival,” was looted, as gangs increasingly control the capital. Haiti is struggling to resolve a long-running political and humanitarian crisis that the children’s agency, UNICEF, has warned is causing record

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Red Sea container shipping down 30%

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Container shipping through the Red Sea has dropped by nearly one-third this year as attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels continue, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday. “Container shipping… has declined by almost 30 percent,” said Jihad Azour, director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia department, adding that

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A freightful time for container ships

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Today in notable charts: That’s London consultancy Drewry’s index tracking the cost of container shipping worldwide. It’s up more than 60 per cent this week, as readers can see, thanks to continued Houthi attacks in

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Foreign container volume up 1.34% in 10 months

THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) reported a slight increase in foreign container volume — 4.08 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from January to October this year, indicating a strengthening global trade environment. PPA saw a 1.34 percent increase in foreign containers handled to 4.08 million, compared to last year’s 4.03 million TEUs. Imports edged up

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