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EU pledges €3.5 billion to protect world's oceans

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes Israeli-linked ship

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A sustainable catamaran called "Energy Observer" sails in the ocean

Climate-friendly zero-emissions ship making waves

Climate-friendly zero-emissions ship making waves

The Energy Observer has just completed a round-the-world voyage to show that shipping could be environmentally friendly.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 26, 202402:21 min
DW Sendung Made in Germany | Shipbreaking

What really happens to our old ships

What really happens to our old ships

Shipbreaking in South Asia endangers workers’ lives and the environment.
Cars and TransportationApril 24, 202406:06 min
A nine-year-old boy smiles as he holds his hands over mounds of drying cocoa beans

One year of Germany's Supply Chain Act — some progress made

One year of Germany's Supply Chain Act — some progress made

The German Supply Chain Act came into effect to combat child labor and starvation wages. Has it worked?
BusinessApril 12, 2024
An aerial photo of the container terminals Eurogat and Burchardkai in the Port of Hamburg

German ports to receive security and competitiveness boost

German ports to receive security and competitiveness boost

Growing threats and lagging competitiveness have prompted Germany to start work on a national port strategy.
BusinessApril 10, 2024
A Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter flies over Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 26, 2024

How will Baltimore bridge collapse impact supply chains?

How will Baltimore bridge collapse impact supply chains?

Supply chains from cars to coal have been disrupted, and countries are now examining their own port infrastructure.
BusinessMarch 27, 2024
USA Baltimore | Francis Scott Key Bridge | Brücke in Baltimore eingestürzt

US authorities probe ship's collision in bridge collapse

US authorities probe ship's collision in bridge collapse

A large ship named Dali has collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in one of US's largest shipping hubs.
CatastropheMarch 27, 202401:52 min
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A child helps to dry cocoa beans in the village of Konan Yaokro, Ivory Coast

EU approves supply chain human rights law

EU member states have agreed to a law that will force companies to uphold environmental and human rights standards.
BusinessMarch 15, 202401:32 min
Workers lay fiber optic cable next to the sea at La Seyne-sur-mer, southern France on March 1, 2016

Houthi attacks in Red Sea threaten internet infrastructure

A recent attack on a cargo ship inadvertently damaged undersea internet cables. Could it now become a regular target?
BusinessMarch 12, 2024
A US ship fires a missile to defeat a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea

Is Germany about to defend ships in the Red Sea?

A US-led alliance wants to stop attacks on cargo ships by Yemeni Houthi rebels, likely with German help.
ConflictsDecember 21, 2023
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower transits the Suez Canal

Red Sea attacks: Why Arab nations won't join naval coalition

Only one Middle Eastern country has joined a new US-led naval coalition. Speculation is rife as to why others did not.
ConflictsDecember 21, 2023
A huge container ship being loaded at a port

Does Germany need to rethink globalization?

After a bumpy half-decade, more and more economists and academics are calling to rethink globalization.
GlobalizationDecember 5, 2023
A combine harvester in a wheat field

Can Ukrainian grain be shipped to the world via Croatia?

Ukraine and Croatia struck an agreement in early August to circumvent Russia's blockade in the Black Sea.
Food SecurityAugust 5, 2023