Your gateway to a free society
Article
Shipping Firms Offering Sailors Massive Bonuses To Risk Crossing Hormuz
Shipping Firms Offering Sailors Massive Bonuses To Risk Crossing Hormuz
Via The Cradle
International shipping firms are offering crews large bonuses to transit the Strait of Hormuz despite the risks involved, Bloomberg reported Monday.
Sinokor Group, the world's largest owner of supertankers, offered its crews six months of extra salary to make a return voyage collecting oil from Saudi Arabia or Iraq and unloading it in the Gulf of Oman, a trip the company said would take around a month, according to a document seen by Bloomberg.
Iranian military speedboats, illustrative file image
Captain Pradeep Chawla, chairman...
aboutLiberty Portal
Liberty Portal is your gateway for free markets and free thinking. We aggregate open-sourced content to promote and popularize important people and lessons within the liberty movement.
suggested
Aug 17, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Charges Against Palisades Fire Arson Suspect Revised
Charges Against Palisades Fire Arson Suspect Revised
City News Service via The Epoch Times,
LOS ANGELES - The man accused of setting a blaze that grew into the deadly Palisades Fire, the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history, is facing one less criminal charge, with federal prosecutors obtaining a revised indictment in the case.
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is posed after his arrest on charges that he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles, before his first court appearance in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 8, 2025. Department of Justice/Handout via...
Read more
Jul 6, 2026 / Tyler Durden
New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Bill To Establish Large Load Data Center Tariff
New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Bill To Establish Large Load Data Center Tariff
By Zachary Skidmore of DataCenterDynamics
New Jersey lawmakers have passed a bill that will direct the state's Board of Public Utilities (PUC) to establish a dedicated data center tariff for facilities with a capacity of 50MW or more, in an attempt to shield other ratepayers from cost increases tied to new builds.
A similar bill was originally proposed in June of last year by Democratic assemblymen Dave Bailey and Joe Danielsen. However, that initial bill was pocket-vetoed by then-governor Phil...
Read more
Aug 7, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Consumer Credit Jumps More Than Expected In June As Credit Card Debt Spikes
Consumer Credit Jumps More Than Expected In June As Credit Card Debt Spikes
One month after the May consumer credit posting a shocking decline - the first since late 2024 - driven by a plunge in revolving credit, things are mostly back to normal, with the Fed reporting in its latest G.19 report that in June, US consumer credit posted a healthy $14.17BN bounce - a full reversal of the May drop of $1.1 billion - and above the $11.9 billion median estimate.
The rebound was driven by a sizable reversal in...
Read more
support
If you like what we do and want to support us, then you are a fine humanitarian. Click the link below to find out more.
Support the liberty movement
Want to get in touch?