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Panama Canal celebrates eighth expansion anniversary with new draft and daily transits increases
• Draft increases to 47 feet from today; and 48 feet from July 11 • From August 5, daily transits will increase to 35
Boeing sees fewer fuselage defects, helping lift productivity
Boeing Co. said it’s seeing a sharp drop in defects on 737 Max fuselages arriving from supplier Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. and an uptick in…
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California police seize suspected stolen goods bound for Amazon
Police raided a Southern California warehouse filled with suspected stolen merchandise they say likely would have ended up on online marketplaces run by Amazon.com Inc.…
Boeing said cleared to resume wide-body jet deliveries to China
Boeing Co. has been cleared to resume delivering wide-body jets to carriers in China after the nation’s air safety regulator completed its technical review of…
London metal exchange mulls adding warehouse in Hong Kong
The London Metal Exchange is exploring whether to license a warehouse in Hong Kong as it seeks to strengthen services to clients in China —…
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After oil, Russia may now be building a shadow fleet for gas
In the months that followed its invasion of Ukraine and punitive Western restrictions imposed in response, Russia amassed a shadow fleet to ferry its oil…
North Korea’s trash balloons are putting planes in danger, South Korean aviation official warns
North Korea’s trash balloons can pose a threat to flights, an aviation official cautioned, a day after South Korea’s busiest airport temporarily halted operations when…
South Africa cabinet talks stall after ANC withdraws trade offer
Talks between South Africa’s two biggest political parties on forming a cabinet stalled after the African National Congress withdrew an offer to appoint a member…
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FORTNA OptiSweep™ wins Automated Sortation System of the Year
SupplyTech Breakthrough Awards honor solution that automates labor-intensive sortation process in eCommerce facilities
Japan’s jet fuel crunch hits Narita, one of its biggest airports
A jet fuel shortage in Japan that’s been impacting the nation’s domestic airports has now expanded to one of its largest aerodromes.