A group of U.S.labor unions slammed the Trump administration for suspending port fees on China that workers argued would revive their industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/09/markets/unions-trump-china-shipbuilding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #shipping #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #china #unions #shipbuilding
tools for commensality 🧿
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GLOBALIZING WILDLIFE is now available for pre-order with UNC Press! and what a cover!
My contribution is a chapter about otter conservation, juxtaposing the free movement of consumer goods and fossil fuel with otter containment in coastal California
Pre-orders save 30% with code 01SOCIAL30
https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469694757/globalizing-wildlife/
#AnimalStudies #EnvHist #STS #conservation #bookstodon #shipping #oil #California #histodons
GLOBALIZING WILDLIFE is now available for pre-order with UNC Press! and what a cover!
My contribution is a chapter about otter conservation, juxtaposing the free movement of consumer goods and fossil fuel with otter containment in coastal California
Pre-orders save 30% with code 01SOCIAL30
https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469694757/globalizing-wildlife/
#AnimalStudies #EnvHist #STS #conservation #bookstodon #shipping #oil #California #histodons
Billy Smith
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"Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S."
This is exactly how gangs of thugs work. NO DIFFERENCE!
#US #climatechange #democracy #humanrights #justice #oil #fossilfuels #shipping
"Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S."
This is exactly how gangs of thugs work. NO DIFFERENCE!
#US #climatechange #democracy #humanrights #justice #oil #fossilfuels #shipping
Valerie Aurora 🇺🇦
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Hackers are infiltrating trucking and freight companies in a scheme to steal and sell cargo shipments, a growing campaign that could end up costing companies and consumers billions of dollars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/world/hackers-crime-rings-steal-cargo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #hacking #shipping
U.S. shipbuilders and port operators are facing the fallout of U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign to wipe out the offshore wind industry, suffering lost government support, vanishing orders and an uncertain future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/23/markets/us-shipbuilders-ports-trump-wind/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ports #ships #shipping #wind #renewables #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans
The European Union is urging member states to back a maritime declaration that would allow member nations working with flag states to arrange inspections on Russia's "shadow fleet" of oil tankers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/world/politics/eu-russia-shadow-fleet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #lng #shipping #oil #russia #russiaukrainewar
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Nations delay vote on #shipping decarbonization rules after fierce #US resistance
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/nations-delay-vote-on-shipping-decarbonization-rules-after-fierce-us-resistance/
> The shipping sector was widely expected to become the first industry to adopt a binding set of global greenhouse gas emissions rules during an Oct. 14-17 meeting in London. However, the contentious talks concluded not with a vote on the rules, but rather a vote on whether to delay the decision for another year — a proposal that narrowly passed.
Nations delay vote on #shipping decarbonization rules after fierce #US resistance
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/nations-delay-vote-on-shipping-decarbonization-rules-after-fierce-us-resistance/
> The shipping sector was widely expected to become the first industry to adopt a binding set of global greenhouse gas emissions rules during an Oct. 14-17 meeting in London. However, the contentious talks concluded not with a vote on the rules, but rather a vote on whether to delay the decision for another year — a proposal that narrowly passed.
The United States and China have begun charging additional port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/15/economy/us-china-port-fees-shipping-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #shipping #us #trade #tariffs
Japan’s biggest shipping company is planning to increase its fleet of liquefied natural gas tankers by around 50% by early 2029 to meet rising global demand for the super-chilled fuel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/18/companies/nippon-yusen-lng-fleet-expansion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nipponyusen #lng #shipping
If geopolitical interest in the polar region has surged, so have U.S. and Canadian worries about how to defend their vast Arctic territories. That’s where icebreakers come in. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/world/nations-arctic-power-ships/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #shipping #fossilfuels #oil #gas #russia #us #energy #arctic #china #finland #canada
Proxy-shopping companies and subscription services in Japan are left struggling to pivot operations or are closing shop following the U.S. ending its de minimis shipping exemptions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/17/companies/japan-proxy-shopping/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #japanpost #us #donaldtrump #postalservices #shipping #shopping #tariffs
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
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Finnish police covertly recorded multiple phone calls between the Eagle S captain and the shipping company Caravella when the vessel had been intercepted after cutting multiple undersea cables in December 2024. In the recorded conversations — presented as evidence in court — the representative of the shipping company Caravella instructs the captain to:
• destroy evidence, which the captain agrees to do
• withhold documentation and logs lest they could be financially liable
• deny any knowledge of cutting cables (not being aware of causing any damage)
The conversation continues with coordinating the responses the captain is supposed to give. The company representative also requests that the conversation must remain between "the two of us".
Well, that didn't quite work out as planned.
Yle News coverage: https://yle.fi/a/74-20179197 "Prosecutor demands prison sentences as anchor-dragging Eagle S trial begins in Helsinki"