The NTSB said the Maryland transportation authority failed to complete a recommended structural vulnerability assessment that would have shown the bridge was extremely prone to a collapse.

CK Hutchison has been caught in the crosshairs of increasing tensions between the U.S. and China since it announced an agreement to sell 43 ports.

Nick Vyas, founding director of the Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute at USC, discusses the ramifications of the sale of two port-management contracts at the Panama Canal.

Bimco said that port fees are generally passed on in the supply chain, meaning that U.S. consumers would ultimately face higher prices.

The deal has been seen by many as a step-down in the face of a claim by President Trump that the Panama Canal was “operated by China.” 

Highlighting this milestone makes the Port Authority an outlier in an era where leaders are increasingly wary about publicly discussing diversity.

On March 15, President Donald Trump said he ordered “decisive and powerful” action against the Iran-backed Houthis. 

The FMC probe will assess whether a country, ocean carrier or other maritime operator are creating conditions unfavorable for U.S. shipping and foreign trade.

The deal is "a spineless, groveling, profit-seeking move that sells one’s integrity for personal gains,” said the opinion piece," said an opinion piece in a Beijing-backed newspaper.

The wrangle over the Canal started before Trump even took office, as a campaign promise, and has persisted since.