October 29, 2026

Business

SC Ports will close a container terminal as global trade faces “headwinds”

SC Ports will close a container terminal as global trade faces “headwinds”

As shifting tariffs and soaring fuel prices continue to hamstring global container volumes, South Carolina Ports says it will temporarily close operations at its Leatherman Terminal starting August 1.In a statement on June 25, SC Ports said it “plans to pause operations at Leatherman Terminal as of Aug. 1 as the industry faces numerous headwinds,…

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Exploit last North Sea oil and gas or risk mass job losses, Andy Burnham urged

Exploit last North Sea oil and gas or risk mass job losses, Andy Burnham urged

British Chamber of Commerce boss Shevaun Haviland says transition to clean energy could be handled betterAndy Burnham should be ready to exploit the UK’s remaining North Sea oil and gas resources to avoid mass job losses in Scotland and the north-east, the director of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), Shevaun Haviland, has said.The decision…

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