maritime

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The project brought together experts in archaeogenetics and maritime archaeology, with funding from the European Research Council awarded to Professor Helen Farr at the University of Southampton.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Maersk, the largest publicly traded shipping company, said the cease-fire “does not yet provide full maritime certainty and we need to understand all potential conditions attached.”

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

While Egypt and Panama charge tolls for their canals, international maritime law doesn’t allow governments to charge fees for passage through natural waterways such as the Strait of Hormuz, the English Channel, Gibraltar and Malacca.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Even if the Strait of Hormuz were to fully reopen, it would still take “at least weeks and most likely more than a month to fully restore shipping lanes and maritime traffic,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

To this day, Bolivia’s parliament has a representative from the lost maritime province.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann