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Volume 28… Number 36, Sept. 6, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Insurer Issues New Warning About Risks of Shipping Lithium-Ion Batteries Gallup Poll: Pro-Union Support Highest Since 1965 Also: Adm. Al Herberger, a Champion of the U.S.-Flag Fleet, Dies at 91 Suez Canal Briefly Blocked After Singapore-Flag Tanker Grounds Judge Dismisses Indictment of Dive […]
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