The president is targeting shipping companies that have jacked up prices during the pandemic, but critics say bigger economic forces are at work.
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Spain Seizes Another Russian Yacht Believed to Belong to an Oligarch
The ship was impounded in the Spanish port of Tarragona pending an inspection to establish its exact ownership, Spain’s transport ministry said.
After Burning for Days, a Ship Carrying Thousands of Luxury Cars Sinks
The ship, the Felicity Ace, was carrying about 4,000 vehicles, including Bentleys and Porsches, when it caught fire on Feb. 16. On Tuesday morning, it sank.
Hundreds Rescued From Burning Ferry Near Greek Island
A fire broke out on the deck of the ferry, which was taking 239 passengers to Italy from Greece. Two of them were trapped, and at least 11 were missing.
Ship Carrying 1,100 Porsches and Many Other Luxury Cars Is Burning and Adrift
A fire broke out Wednesday morning in the cargo hold of the ship, which departed from Emden, Germany, on Feb. 10 and was due to arrive in Davisville, R.I., on Wednesday.
At Least 10 Dead After Spanish Fishing Vessel Sinks in Atlantic
Many are missing from a fishing boat carrying 24 people that sank about 280 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, on Tuesday, Spanish officials said.
Australian Aid Ship Docks in Tonga With a Covid Outbreak
Twenty-three people aboard the ship have tested positive for the virus, prompting concerns that it could spread to Tonga. The volcano-stricken island has reported only one case during the pandemic.
Supply Chain Woes Could Worsen as China Imposes Covid Lockdowns
American manufacturers are worried that China’s zero-tolerance coronavirus policy could throw a wrench in the global conveyor belt for goods this year.
Carnival Cruise Ship Returns to Miami With ‘Small Number’ of Covid Cases
The Carnival Freedom is the latest Florida cruise ship to be disrupted by the coronavirus as the Omicron variant drives up cases in the U.S.
On Syria’s Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes
Powerful associates of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, are making and selling captagon, an illegal amphetamine, creating a new narcostate on the Mediterranean.