I worked as an engineer on merchant vessels and my ship was held hostage by pirates for 8 months. I still cherish my career at sea.

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Chirag Bahri worked as an engineer on merchant vessels like tankers, bulk carriers, chemicals and offshore support vessels from 2003 until 2012.
Chirag Bahri worked as an engineer on merchant vessels like tankers, bulk carriers, and offshore support vessels from 2003 until 2012.

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Oil spikes 4% as geopolitical tensions stoke fears of a supply disruption

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The Bouri oilfield, Libya's biggest offshore field, is seen 130 km (81 miles) north of Tripoli October 9, 2013.

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Panama Canal slashes the number of ships allowed through — drought means there isn't enough water in the channel

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Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER bulk carrier transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama April 19, 2023.
A container ship making its way through the Panama Canal in April 2023, before the drought lowered the water level..

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Our Flag Means Death Lets Its Fandom Freak Flag Fly

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Few shows have enjoyed the kind of immediate, deeply invested fanbase that Our Flag Means Death garnered in 2022.

Add the climate crisis to the long list of things messing up supply chains this summer

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A ship on the Panama Canal with a bridge in the background.
A ship in the Panama Canal.

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Flexport CEO says he's rescinding job offer letters for candidates joining as soon as Monday: 'I have no ideas why more than 75 people were signed to join'

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Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen began rescinding job offers on Friday.
Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen began rescinding job offers on Friday.

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The congestion at the Panama Canal is so bad that one shipper paid $2.4 million to jump a line and get through the waterway: report

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Ships are seen on Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama, on August 21, 2023.
Ships on the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama, on August 21, 2023.

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A huge traffic jam at the Panama Canal could take at least 10 months to clear up — and it'll likely screw up your holiday shopping

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Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER bulk carrier transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama April 19, 2023.
Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER bulk carrier transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama April 19, 2023.

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The world's worst traffic jam isn't on any road — it's at one of the most important shipping routes where ships are paying upto 3x fare just to get across

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A ship navigates the Panama Canal in the area of the Americas' Bridge in Panama City on June 12, 2023.
The Panama Canal is an important shipping route.

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Shipping is a big polluter so the freight giants are trying new cargo ships powered by wind or green methanol

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A red cargo ship is seen in the water, with two large WindWing sails that have the Cargill and Mitsubishi logos on.
The Pyxis Ocean was retrofitted with two WindWings.

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