P assenger Jet Collides Midair with Helicopter Near Washington, Crashes into Potomac River In a shocking turn of events on Wednesday, a passenger jet en route from Kansas collided midair with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, sending the aircraft plummeting into the Potomac River. The White House has confirmed the incident, which triggered a large-scale emergency response and brought all flight operations in the area to an immediate halt. Emergency vehicles quickly descended upon the scene near the airport, with rescue teams and first responders working tirelessly to assess the situation and provide aid. Witnesses reported seeing thick smoke rising from the crash site as boats and helicopters joined the rescue efforts on the river. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials have confirmed that all flights at Reagan National Airport were temporarily grounded to facilitate emergency operations and ensure the safety of passengers and personnel. Aut...
An international team joined the Egyptian authorities in efforts to refloat the “Ever Given.”
At least 321 ships are stranded at the Suez Canal as of early Sunday, with the number expected to grow. Authorities are banking on high tide expected on Monday to be able to dislodge the megaship. Plans have been put in place to unload the 223,000-ton container ship as well.
An international team on Saturday joined the Egyptian authorities in efforts to refloat the “Ever Given.”
Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie said tugboats and excavators have been brought in to free the bow and propellers of the megaship in order to reopen the canal.
Egypt's Suez Canal chief says strong winds and weather weren't the main reasons the ship ran aground.
The Ever Given has been wedged across the canal since Tuesday, blocking the way for other maritime traffic.
Human error caused Ever Given to crash in Suez Canal and not strong winds, authorities reveal
A giant container ship, almost as long as New York's Empire State Building is high, got stuck during a sandstorm in Egypt's Suez Canal, causing a traffic jam of cargo ships through one of the world's busiest shipping lanes Tugboats and dredgers were working on Friday to free the giant container ship MVEverGiven which is blocking Egypt's SuezCanal for a fourth day, forcing companies to re-route services from the vital shipping lane around Africa
It’s created a traffic jam that has ensnared over 200 vessels and could take weeks to clear. of Friday, some 237 vessels, including oil tankers and dozens of container ships, were waiting to transit the canal, which handles about 12% of global trade. before the 224,000-ton Ever Given ran aground this week, supply chains were stretched to the limits. This blockage will delay shipments of consumer goods from Asia to Europe and North America, and agricultural products moving in the opposite direction The coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on global trade last year.
Following a slowdown in activity, in recent months there has been a rapid rebound in trade volumes, which has caught companies off guard. demand from household consumers for goods such as televisions, furniture and exercise bikes has stretched suppliers.
US seaborne imports were nearly 30% higher in February than the same month last year, according to Sand Global Panjiva
Companies globally have warned about the supply chain crunch.
Costco said earlier this month that it was having trouble stocking imported cheeses because of a shortage of shipping containers and bottlenecks.
Aston Chemicals, a UK company that supplies European manufacturers of personal care products, said its shipping costs were 6.5 times more expensive in January compared to November
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