It’s the first example of corporate action to stop medical nitrogen being used to kill people.

David Appleton, head of professional and technical at Nautilus, which represents more than 20,000 maritime workers, said the utmost priority should be the safeguarding of the lives of seafarers.

One Vietnamese and two Filipino crew members died in the attack on the MV True Confidence, and two others were seriously injured.

The Yemen-based Houthi described the carrier as “a U.S. ship,” which its owners and the Biden administration said isn’t true.

If adopted, the new draft would represent a win for many corporations and their trade groups that lobbied to water down the rules.

The territorial waters affected extend halfway into the 12-mile-wide Bab al-Mandab Strait, through which around 15% of the world's shipping traffic passes.

The world’s major ocean container lines can’t get enough of big new ships — never mind the threat of severe overcapacity and a resulting downward pressure on freight rates.

This brings the number of months of consecutive growth to 19, mainly driven by companies buying vehicles for use by their employees.

A successful deal would have created the fifth-largest carrier in the United States and helped Spirit ensure its survival.

The customs loophole has allowed e-commerce giants Temu and Shein to flood the country with cheap imports.