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Its 7amin singapore and midnight in paris — where a short while ago, the french interior ministry confirmed that 27 migrants have drowned while trying to cross from france. earlier, president macron said it was feared the death toll could be as high as 31. it is by far the biggest loss of life in a single incident on that route. air and sea rescue operations have been under way for several hours. our correspondent lucy williamson is in calais. as you say, the rescue and recovery operation has ...

Sank, and there are questions already being raised in the local media here about whether it was simply bad weather, high waves or whether it might have been hit by something like a container ship. no confirmed details yet, but this town, this country is today simply coming to terms with what the government is calling a day of national tragedy. this is a tragedy that began with hope. this is a tragedy that began with ho e. ~ ., , ., this is a tragedy that began with hoe. ~ . ., ., this is a trage...

"Terminals are not designed to be a long-term storage facility for cargo," said a Pacific Merchant Shipping Association manager.

Announced four years ago as the first electric and self-propelled container ship, Yara Birkeland recently had its maiden voyage to the capital of Norway.

The world's first fully electric and self-steering container ship, owned by fertilizer maker Yara, is preparing to navigate Norway's southern coast.

Terms of getting through the overall global supply chain. >> whats the biggest issue? >> so, we source and manufacture these products with our manufacturing partners overseas, most of which are in china. theyre brought together in a facility and then brought from the chinese factory to the port, from the port onto a boat, put into the -- onto a container ship into the port of los angeles. from the port of los angeles, then a truck to a facility in ft. worth or nashville or kansas city. and then ...

"Everyone is getting paid to handle these backlogs except the truck drivers and it's only getting worse," a port trucker told Insider.

The containers represent about $2.6 billion in goods. Experts say the fine is likely to push consumer prices higher.

"The whole system has become one gigantic bottleneck," Maersk CEO Soren Skou told reporters on Tuesday.

The world's most famous container ship stopped in China for repairs — see how 6 days blocking the Suez Canal destroyed its bow.