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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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry piled into energy and shipping stocks last quarter. A top strategist explains why.

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Michael Burry.

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Commercial ships told to stay far away from Iran due to a heightened possibility of attack or seizure

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Iran's naval special forces carrying by a military speedboat past a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a military parade marking Iran's Army Day anniversary near the Imam Khomeini shrine in the south of Tehran.

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The freight recession is getting worse as the economy detoxes from the pandemic trucking boom

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The freight recession is here as trucking sees a slowdown in the economy.
The freight recession is here as trucking sees a slowdown across the economy.

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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry rang the alarm on bloated inventories last year. Maersk's shipping slump suggests he was right to worry.

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Michael Burry.

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It costs more than $200,000 a day for traders to ship liquefied natural gas as tanker supply dwindles

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Tankers carrying liquid natural gas.

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Your Amazon packages will soon come faster — if that's even possible

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Amazon worker moves boxes on Amazon Prime Day on July 11, 2023 in the East Village of New York City.
Amazon announced it has plans to double the number of same-day deliveries at a faster pace.

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A massive ship carrying 3,000 vehicles is burning off the coast Netherlands — and it's spurring concerns over fire risks from EVs

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Smoke rises as a fire broke out on the cargo ship Fremantle Highway, at sea on July 26, 2023.
Smoke rises as a fire broke out on the cargo ship Fremantle Highway, at sea on July 26, 2023.

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