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Paris (AFP) - The bridge collapse that closed the Port of Baltimore has raised concerns about the disaster's potential impact on the global supply chain. Authorities have warned that extensive work is needed before the major port can reopen following Tuesday's catastrophic cargo ship collision, which has blocked the harbour's entrance. Here is a look at what it could mean for global trade: A major car terminalBaltimore is among the top 20 ports in the United States by tonnage and number of containers handled, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Last year, it handled a reco...
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The skills gap in Germany has recently become most acute in transport professions. This is according to a study published on Friday by the Competence Centre for Securing Skilled Labour (Kofa) of the Institute of German Business (IW), which has close ties to employers. The largest percentage increase compared to the previous year was 89% for bus and tram drivers. Here, 3,594 positions could not be filled with suitably qualified candidates. The gap increased by almost 80% to 2,265 for specialists in signal boxes and operations, and by 45% to more than 4,000 for train drivers. The authors of the ...
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Baltimore (AFP) - Cranes began arriving Thursday at the scene of the catastrophic bridge collapse over Baltimore harbor, as authorities shifted to a clean-up phase of the recovery and warned of extensive work before the major US port can reopen. The machinery will be deployed in a tricky operation to clear the twisted steel remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge from where it fell into the Patapsco River -- blocking the entrance to the Port of Baltimore -- after a massive cargo ship Tuesday hurtled into the span. The Army Corps of Engineers "is moving the largest crane on the Eastern Seaboa...
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The salaries of ground staff at German airline Lufthansa are set to increase by up to 18% after an agreement was reached in a running collective bargaining dispute. Employees will receive more pay in two stages over a period of 24 months, Lufthansa and the powerful verdi trade union said in Frankfurt on Thursday. In addition, an inflation compensation bonus of €3,000 ($3,247) and other allowances will be paid. The agreement - initially announced late Wednesday - was reached with the help of a three-day mediation led by the eastern state of Thuringia's Premier Bodo Ramelow and the former head o...
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Washington (AFP) - Une grue géante doit être déployée jeudi à Baltimore, dans l'est des Etats-Unis, dans le cadre des efforts visant à dégager les débris du pont qui s'est effondré, les autorités prévenant que la réouverture du port, important pour l'économie américaine, prendra beaucoup de temps. Le pont Francis Scott Key, emprunté chaque jour par des dizaines de milliers de véhicules, s'est écroulé tel un château de cartes mardi, après avoir été percuté par un porte-conteneurs, bloquant l'entrée du port de Baltimore. Les corps de deux des six ouvriers portés disparus ont été retrouvés mercre...
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The salaries of ground staff at German airline Lufthansa are set to increase by up to 18% after an agreement was reached in a running collective bargaining dispute. Employees will receive more pay in two stages over a period of 24 months, Lufthansa and the powerful verdi trade union said in Frankfurt on Thursday. In addition, an inflation compensation bonus of €3,000 ($3,247) and other allowances will be paid. The agreement - initially announced late Wednesday - was reached with the help of a three-day mediation led by the eastern state of Thuringia's Premier Bodo Ramelow and the former head o...
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Washington (AFP) - A ship carrying a giant crane was en route Thursday to the scene of the catastrophic bridge collapse over Baltimore harbor, as authorities warned of extensive work before the major US port can reopen. The machinery will be deployed in a tricky operation to clear the twisted steel remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge from where it fell 185 feet (56 meters) into the Patapsco River -- blocking the entrance to the Port of Baltimore -- after being struck by a massive cargo ship early Tuesday. "We are moving heaven and earth" to get the commercial hub up and running again, se...
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The salaries of ground staff at German airline Lufthansa are set to increase by up to 18% after an agreement was reached in a running collective bargaining dispute. Employees will receive more pay in two stages over a period of 24 months, Lufthansa and the powerful verdi trade union said in Frankfurt on Thursday. In addition, an inflation compensation bonus of €3,000 ($3,247) and other allowances will be paid. The agreement - initially announced late Wednesday - was reached with the help of a three-day mediation led by the eastern state of Thuringia's Premier Bodo Ramelow and the former head o...
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New York (AFP) - Traveling in New York is already costly, but it just got worse: transit authorities have approved a controversial $15 toll, set to take effect in mid-June, for motorists entering the busiest part of Manhattan. The board of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday voted 11-1 to impose the toll, which is aimed at encouraging the use of public transport and alleviating traffic in midtown and lower Manhattan, thereby reducing pollution. The fee will be a first in an American city, and is similar to existing schemes in London, Stockholm and Singapore. It must f...
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