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A recent, high-profile fraud case has highlighted a number of issues that marine insurers should recognise and learn from if they are to continue to provide a comprehensive service … |
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Daily Infographic: Foul play suspected in fire at Nikola headquarters
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FBI Arrests Active-Duty Sailor in Connection with 2021 Capitol Riot
U.S. Capitol on Dec. 29, 2022. USNI News Photo
The FBI arrested an active-duty sailor Monday on charges of entering the Capitol as part of the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
David Elizalde, of Texas, is an aviation structural mechanic 1st class in the Navy, who is currently detached, according to his official Navy biography. He enlisted in 2007.
Elizalde was arrested in Arlington, Va., according to The Associated Press, which first reported the story. He is charged with one federal count each of entering...
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Daily Infographic: Cargo theft up as thieves take advantage of increased traffic, idled shipments
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Shipping industry launches the Gulf of Guinea Declaration on the Suppression of Piracy
The attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf of Guinea by Nigerian pirates must end. So far, 99 maritime companies, organisations and flag states, including BIMCO, have signed the Gulf of Guinea Declaration on Suppression of Piracy, which was launched earlier this week.
In 2020, 135 crew were kidnapped from their ships globally, with the Gulf of Guinea accounting for over 95% of the crew numbers kidnapped. This...
How did truckers in kidnapping cases go free so easily? — Long-Haul Crime Log
It’s a troubling case: Two truck drivers accused of kidnapping women and then forcing them into prostitution or holding them for ransom. Yet somehow, suspects Brian T. Summerson, 25, and Pierre Washington, 35, were able to secure their own freedom relatively easily during two points of the investigation by the FBI.
In the latest episode of FreightWaves’ true-crime podcast, Long-Haul Crime Log, co-host and investigative reporter Clarissa Hawes looks into the case and the uncomfortable questions...
News alert: Eight people killed by shooter at Indy FedEx facility
Eight people were killed late Thursday night at the FedEx Ground-Plainfield Operations Center near Interstate 70 across from the Indianapolis airport by a gunman who eventually took his own life.
Police said five others were hospitalized, including one with critical injuries, while two others were injured and released at the scene.
FedEx statement
“We are deeply shocked and saddened by the loss of our team members following the tragic shooting at our FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis. Our most...
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Behind allegations Mexican truckers are breaking US cabotage rules — Long-Haul Crime Log
This week’s episode of FreightWaves’ true-crime podcast, Long-Haul Crime Log, investigates one of the most controversial issues in cross-border trucking: cabotage violations. In the U.S., these occur when truckers based in Mexico or Canada illegally transport domestic freight.
Co-host and FreightWaves reporter Noi Mahoney digs into recent allegations that truckers from Mexico are doing illegal runs within the U.S. and why it may be hurting the industry on both sides of the border.
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Massive opium bust at Port of Vancouver leads to warehouse sting
Seizing nearly $8 million worth of opium found in two shipping containers at Port of Vancouver wasn’t enough for Canadian police and border officers. They swapped out the drugs with a dummy substance and followed the shipment to a warehouse where they arrested five suspects.
Authorities disclosed the operation on Monday, more than six weeks after the Feb. 11 opium bust at Vancouver’s Deltaport — the largest container terminal in Canada — and after months of investigation. There, officers from...
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