More big shipping companies suspend Red Sea operations as fears build over global supply chains amid increasing Houthi rebel attacks

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Cargo ships are seen at Israel's Haifa commercial shipping port in the Mediterranean Sea on December 13, 2023.

The Panama Canal is so clogged up that a shipping company paid $4 million to jump the line: report

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Three cargo ships wait at the entrance of the Panama Canal at Panama Bay off Panama City, on September 24, 2023.
Cargo ships wait at the entrance of the Panama Canal at Panama Bay off Panama City, on September 24, 2023.

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Our Flag Means Death's Finale Was Full of Hurt For Izzy Hands Fans

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Last week, the season two finale of Our Flag Means Death aired on Max. The eight-episode season was marked by incredible acting, a mix of goofy swashbuckling and brutal nose-peeling mutilation, and an encompassing acceptance of queerness that made the first season lightning in a bottle.

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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