Lithuania-Latvia gasoline pipeline blows up, however no signal of assault

VILNIUS, Jan 13 (Reuters) – A gasoline pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia was hit by an explosion on Friday however there was no quick proof of an assault, Lithuania gasoline transmission operator Amber Grid mentioned. Video printed by Lithuania’s public broadcaster LRT confirmed a fireplace raging on the blast web site within the Panevezys county … Read more

Site visitors in Suez Canal regular after ship breakdown handled, SCA says

CAIRO, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Delivery site visitors within the Suez Canal was continuing usually on Monday after tugs towed a cargo vessel that broke down throughout its passage via the waterway, the Canal Authority mentioned. The breakdown was anticipated to trigger solely minor delays, with convoys of ships resuming common transit by 11:00 native … Read more

Southwest flight upheaval a ‘system failure,’ U.S. says

WASHINGTON, Dec 28 (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday ratcheted up stress on Southwest Airways (LUV.N), saying hundreds extra canceled flights indicated a system failure on the low-cost service. “We’re previous the purpose the place they may say it is a weather-driven subject,” Buttigieg mentioned in an interview posted by ABC Information … Read more

Twenty oil tankers halted close to Istanbul in insurance coverage dispute

Backlog unsettling oil and tanker markets Turkey says out of query to take insurance coverage danger Yellen says oil from Kazakhstan shouldn’t be focused Ankara says most of ready ships are EU vessels ISTANBUL, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The variety of oil tankers ready within the Black Sea to move via Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait on … Read more

Oil tankers queue up off Turkey as value cap on Russian crude kicks in – FT

Dec 5 (Reuters) – Oil tankers shaped a site visitors jam off the coast of Turkey on day one of many West’s value cap on Russian crude, with Ankara insisting on new proof of insurance coverage for all vessels, the Monetary Instances reported on Monday. Round 19 crude oil tankers had been ready to cross … Read more

U.S. Home to vote to dam rail strike regardless of labor objections

WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES, Nov 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Home of Representatives was set to vote Wednesday to dam a rail strike that would probably occur as early as Dec. 9, after President Joe Biden warned of dire financial penalties and large job losses. Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated lawmakers will vote Wednesday to impose a … Read more

EXCLUSIVE Russian oil cap doubts spur insurer fears of ships left at sea

LONDON/BRUSSELS, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Oil-laden tankers risk being left languishing at sea if insurers do not urgently get clarity on an unfinished G7 and European Union plan to cap the price of Russian crude, two senior industry executives told Reuters. The Group of Seven (G7), which includes the United States, Britain, Germany and France, … Read more