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Co Down folk singer pens protest song about shipping of waste from English council to NI
Belfast Live
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June 18, 2025
A famous folk singer has penned a protest song taking aim at the shipping of waste from an English council into a Northern Ireland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Rostrevor Action Respecting the Environment (RARE) member and renowned Irish...
Could Tech Make Trucks Pay Fair Share to Use Highways?
Government Technology
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June 18, 2025
Heavy-duty trucks have not been paying enough in fuel tax to adequately compensate for their use of U.S. highways, experts say, but technology to measure road usage could have them delivering their fair share. “The high revenue potential to tax,...
Ukrferry: Ukraine can become one of the ferry transportation hubs on the Black Sea
The Odessa Journal
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Ukraine has the potential to become a major ferry transportation hub on the Black Sea, according to Ukrferry, the national shipping company. At the Ukrainian Transport Forum 2025, Ukrferry outlined several promising long-term ferry routes,...
The cars smuggled out of Britain after being stolen to order: Moment shipping container hiding three pick-up trucks is intercepted by investigators as it made its way to Africa
Daily Mail
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June 18, 2025
This is the dramatic moment investigators opened a shipping container at a UK port hiding three stolen pick-up trucks which were intended to be smuggled to Africa. The three vehicles worth at least £40,000 each were found to have been stacked on...
Record-setting shipwreck accidentally discovered off coast of France
FOX Weather
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June 18, 2025
The USS Jacob Jones was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on December 6, 1917 RAMATUELLE, France – French authorities believe they have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved shipwreck more than a mile beneath the surface of the...
Class 8 Truck Sales Drop 5% Year Over Year in May
Transport Topics
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June 18, 2025
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] U.S. Class 8 retail sales experienced a sequential increase in May despite continuing to trend below the prior year, according to data from Wards Intelligence. Sales decreased 5% to...
Strait of Hormuz Shipping Holds Steady Despite Tanker Collision, Widespread Electronic Jamming
gCaptain
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June 18, 2025
The Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) has reported that regional threat levels remain SIGNIFICANT amid ongoing strikes between Iran and Israel, with maritime threat levels ELEVATED due to potential impacts on shipping and infrastructure. In...
CT budget adds $4M for Shore Line East, but rail line still struggling
The Connecticut Mirror
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June 18, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. Connecticut’s Shore Line East commuter rail line, which serves nine train stations between New Haven and New London, is slated to receive a $4 million...
WNR: Haulage truck overturns and kills woman in Bibiani
3News.com
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June 18, 2025
A tragic accident at Bibiani in the Western North Region has claimed the life of a woman after an articulated truck transporting timber lost control and overturned. The incident occurred on the Goaso–Bibiani main road near the Bibiani Old Town...
Brockville gets shipshape ahead of weekend festival
The Napanee Guide
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Organizers pleased with Tall Ships Festival preparations The EcoMaris, an early arrival to this weekend's Brockville Tall Ships Festival, is seen docked at the western end of Blockhouse Island on Tuesday,...
Why Uzbekistan Seeks to Establish a West-South Transport Axis
The Diplomat
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June 18, 2025
Central Asia and the European Union are at present prioritizing the development of trade, economic, and transport links. These areas are interrelated and cannot be considered in isolation. Europe remains one of the key players in Central Asia. The...
The Peach Truck is coming back to Louisville. When, where to find it
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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The Peach Truck is bringing fresh Georgia peaches to various locations in and around Louisville. Customers can choose between a 25-pound box and a 12-pound box of peaches. Peaches can be picked up at several locations, including Biscuit Belly...
Taking The Handbrake Off Productivity Through Transport Rule Reform
Scoop
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Hon Chris Bishop Minister of Transport The Government is progressing a bold work programme to increase productivity and efficiency through comprehensively reforming New Zealand’s land transport rules, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. “Land...
Sanmar Shipyards orders 17 ship sets of Kongsberg thrusters
Marine Log
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June 18, 2025
Written by Nick Blenkey Photo: Sanmar Shipyards Kongsberg Maritime is to supply 17 ship sets of its US azimuth thrusters to for a range of international tug projects underway at Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards. The thrusters will cover a range of power...
HS2 rail line branded an 'appalling mess' and its opening is delayed past 2033 as focus switches to saving money after costs rose by £37BILLION
Daily Mail
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June 18, 2025
The disastrous HS2 rail project will not open as planned in 2033, a senior minister confirmed today, as a damning report reveals that its costs have soared by an astonishing £37billion. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander branded the building of a...
North American Plastics Shipments Drop for Second-Straight Quarter
Plastics Technology - Ohio
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Total shipment value for plastics equipment in the first quarter was estimated at $252.1 million, representing a 17.5% decrease from the revised fourth-quarter estimate and a 4.6% decline year-over-year. The Plastics Industry Association’s...
Maple Leaf truck to officially join Barrhead Centennial Museum
Town and Country Today
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June 18, 2025
Town of Barrhead council donates historic truck in hopes historical society can get it roadworthy BARRHEAD - The Barrhead Centennial Museum may soon have a new mobile exhibit. On June 10, Town of Barrhead councillors unanimously approved a...
7 Charged in $100M Jewelry Heist from Brinks Truck in Lebec
KFI AM 640 - California
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Seven men from Southern California have been charged with stealing approximately $100 million worth of jewelry from a Brinks truck at a rest stop in Lebec in July 2022. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the charges on Tuesday, marking the...
At Least 60 Migrants Feared Dead After Twin Shipwrecks Off Libyan Coast
teleSUR
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June 18, 2025
June 18, 2025 Hour: 2:28 pm The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has confirmed that at least 60 migrants are missing and presumed dead following two separate shipwrecks off the coast of Libya last week, underscoring the deadly risks...
Ahmedabad plane crash: Why Air India, Boeing may face steep liabilities and compensation claims
The Week
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Air India's tragic plane crash last week involving its 787 Dreamliner en route from Ahmedabad to London (Gatwick) left 241 people on board and roughly 30 people on ground dead. While the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will probe the crash,...