Category: Coast
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West coast main line faces decade-long closures in multi-billion-pound overhaul
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Britain’s busiest railway line, the West Coast Main Line, is set to undergo a once-in-a-generation upgrade, causing major disruption for up to a decade. Network Rail plans to replace more than 150 miles of aging overhead wire – originally installed in the 1970s – alongside extensive refurbishments of signals and…
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US East Coast port strike set to start Tuesday, says union By Reuters
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Written by David Shepardson and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A strike at ports on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico will begin on Tuesday, the International Longshoremen’s Union said on Sunday, signaling action that could cause delays and disrupt supply chains. “The United States Naval Alliance… refuses…
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Taiwan reports surge of Chinese warplanes off its coast By Reuters
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Thursday it had detected an increase in the number of Chinese warplanes flying over its east, west and south coasts in what a security source described as Chinese simulations of attacks to prevent foreign forces from providing assistance during the conflict. Democratically…
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Factbox-US Gulf Coast energy facilities hit by storm Francine By Reuters
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(Reuters) – Energy facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast were assessing damage on Thursday from Hurricane Francine, which tore through offshore oil production areas and hit the Louisiana coast on Wednesday. Hurricane Francine brought heavy rains and gusty winds to Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, causing widespread power outages and impacting…
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U.S. Coast Guard says hurricane may shut oil ports By Reuters
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By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard warned on Monday that ports from Corpus Christi to Houston, Texas, could be closed due to Hurricane Beryl, which is expected to make landfall by Monday morning south of Port Lavaca. Closing the ports could temporarily halt shipments of crude…
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Taiwan says China seizes fishing boat near Chinese coast By Reuters
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By Ben Blanchard and Yimo Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese officials boarded a Taiwanese fishing boat operating close to China’s coast near a Taiwan-controlled island late on Tuesday, then seized it and took it to a Chinese port, Taiwan’s coast guard said, in a further escalation of tensions. China views…
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U.S. East Coast port union strike threat to test shippers’ nerves By Reuters
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(Reuters) – Labor talks at U.S. ports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico represent a looming danger for retailers, manufacturers and other shippers already struggling with longer transit times and higher costs. The International Longshoremen’s Association’s contract, which covers 45,000 workers at thirty ports from Maine to Texas,…
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Virgin Aims to Reignite West Coast Rail Competition with New Service Proposal
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Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is planning a return to rail in Britain, proposing up to four new services on the West Coast main line, which it previously operated. Virgin has submitted proposals to run separate train services between London Euston and Manchester and Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow Central on an…