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the cape of good hope. that s an extra 3,500 nautical miles, or up to two week s sailing, adding as much as $1 million per ship, in fuel alone. maersk ceo vincent clark told the bbc s aaron heslehurst that these extra costs are already being passed on to consumers. it s one of the most important arteries of global trade and having to re route all of this cargo now south of the cape of good hope is going to create significant disruptions to the global supply chain for the duration in which we have to do that, and probably a few months more as we have to get back then into into normal. so you need to see, i think, a stronger mobilisation. the other thing is that the level of threat is actually evolving and so for the coalition that is trying to put in place this safe passage, they need to constantly reassess the level of protection. but for us, it is really important that this is being addressed with diligence and with a strong mobilisation of the international community ....
the uk has struck a deal to join a trans pacific trade pact consisting of 11 countries. together australia, brunei, canada, chile, japan, malaysia, mexico, new zealand, peru, singapore and vietnam account for 13% of global gdp. the pact called the comprehensive progressive agreement for trans pacific partnership aims to cut or reduce 95% of import charges or tariffs. but some will be retained to protect sensitive domestic areas. the initial gains for britain will only be marginal, as it already has free trade deals with 9 of the 11 countries involved, and the government s own estimates show being in the bloc will only add 0.08% to the size of the uk s economy. joining me now is marco forgione, dg of the institute of export and international trade. how big a win is this for britain? victoria, this is a huge achievement to the uk. there are three areas we need to look at whenjudging are three areas we need to look at when judging what s been approved. the first is ....
This comes, of course, after an incident injanuary this year, when an unused door blew out soon after take off on an Alaska Airlines 737 max, sparking multiple investigations into boeings safety culture. Boeing ceo, dave calhoun, who took over in 2019, after the previous boss was fired, has announced hes leaving at the end of the year. But who will take on the role, now described by some as the toughestjob in Corporate America . Some shareholders want to see a new face from outside the firm. And there is another bone of Contention Boeing Has disclosed mr calhoun was awarded a pay deal of almost 33 Million Dollars this year up 45 on last year. Thats despite a steep fall in the share price. He may not get the full amount of share options, though, if he doe ....
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news. Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod with a western edition of the broadcast. Some of the strongest allies of the United States are among its most vocal critics tonight amid revelations that the n. S. A. Eaves dropped on world leaders. Several hundred demonstrators rallied near the u. S. Capitol this afternoon, criticizing the practice of electronic surveillance. But as Kelly Cobiella tells us, it is the anger far from washington thats top priority. Reporter by all accounts, the leaders of germany and france had no idea a key ally, the United States, was spying on them and their citizens. The u. S. Seemed just as surprised to find another secret was out, thanks once again to leaker edward snowden. Now senior white house officials tell cbs news theyre warning their a ....
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