Marooned off the English Coast: Lots of Bananas NYT | Top Stories By: Yan Zhuang 8 December 2025 at 22:00 Containers of bananas, avocados and plantains fell off a cargo ship off the Isle of Wight. A soggy fruit harvest ensued. © Jamie Lashmar/PA Images, via Getty ImagesRescued bananas in Selsey, England, on Saturday.
Hegseth Under Scrutiny in Lethal Boat Strikes NYT | Opinion 3 December 2025 at 02:42 Readers discuss the aftermath of a U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean. Also: Fixing Penn Station; Trumpism after Trump.
Trump Wants to Revive Shipping. He Will Need More Mariners. NYT | China By: Peter Eavis 12 November 2025 at 02:27 Few American are becoming mariners today, but demand could soon rise because President Trump and a bipartisan group of legislators in Congress want to revitalize the American shipbuilding industry.
Halt in Fees on Chinese Vessels Endangers U.S. Shipbuilding Efforts NYT | China By: Peter Eavis 12 November 2025 at 00:43 The two countries agreed to suspend the fees for a year as part of their recent trade pact, but America still aims to build more commercial ships.
U.S. Starts Charging Chinese Ships to Dock at Its Ports NYT | China By: Peter Eavis 14 October 2025 at 15:43 The measure is aimed at countering China’s dominance of commercial shipbuilding and helping to revitalize the American industry.