Laredo commercial border crossing slowed by storm’s aftermath

A powerful storm that wrecked havoc Monday in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, has caused a freight slowdown at the commercial border crossing in Laredo, Texas.

“Due to last night’s storm, power on the Mexico side is out and affecting north and south bound traffic,” said Armando Taboada, assistant director of field operations at the Laredo Field Office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in an email to customs officials and media. 

“Railroad operations at Laredo are on hold due to debris on rail...

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The Tragic Tale Of The Doomed Ferry The Herald Of Free Enterprise

Exactly seven months after a tragedy which devastated a nation, doomed ferry the Herald of Free Enterprise sailed like a ghost ship past the port she once called home, reports Kent Online.

The unrecognizable remains

The battered remains of the cross-Channel vessel limped along the Kent coastline towed by the Markustrum, an ocean-going tug-boat. Attached by cables, the ferry’s carcass was unmanned and without power.

Gone were the recognisable trademarks of its operator – Townsend Thoresen; the...

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Multiple truck crashes in Texas, Oklahoma as winter storm pummels region

A tractor-trailer burns in Oklahoma in the aftermath of a truck crash during a storm.

Multiple truck crashes were reported in Texas and Oklahoma on Sunday as a winter storm delivered a dangerous mix of snow, ice and winds to the region’s roads.

Sobering images shared on social media included two tractor-trailers in flames on Oklahoma’s Turner Turnpike and seven semis heavily damaged on Interstate 10 near El Paso. 

We are currently working this injury crash on the Turner Turnpike westbound near Post Road. This is involving multiple semis and passenger vehicles. Traffic is being...

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