The anchor was raised to the surface on January 6 and taken for forensic analysis, the National Bureau of Investigation said in a statement the following day.

Sources told CNBC that the discussions largely centered around hammering out language surrounding automation at U.S. ports. 

Diversion of future shipments to West Coast ports would become more difficult and costly if a stoppage was prolonged as ships back-up and remain unloaded, reducing available capacity.

Regular box services to Ukraine started in April when the Ukrainian transport and logistics firm Iteris Feeders launched a service between Constanta and Chornomorsk.

The shipment numbers are another disappointing milestone for Tesla, whose annual global sales dropped for the first time in over a decade.

A subsea power link and four data cables were damaged December 25, after Eagle S sailed over them on the Gulf of Finland.

The planned talks are a welcome sign for importers and exporters bracing for a labor disruption that would shut every major port on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts. 

The ILA and USMX have until January 15 to come to a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement to avert another strike at U.S. ports.

The project was brought about following the grounding of the Ever Given in 2021, which blocked the waterway for six days and impacted billions of dollars worth of trade.

The bill would require 10% of all import cargo into the United States from China to arrive on vessels built, flagged and crewed in the U.S.