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Possible Arson Causes Tesla to Temporarily Shutter Gigafactory Berlin

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This isn’t the first shutdown in recent times, either, as it had to temporarily shutter the factory due to issues receiving cargo from ships traversing dangerous waters near Yemen. Image: Tesla] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Tesla shutting down Berlin factory for 2 weeks due to Red Sea shipping attacks

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To reach the Red Sea, ships must travel through the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen. But Yemen, one of the world’s poorest countries, has been going through a civil war for a decade now, with the Saudi- and US-backed Yemeni government fighting against an Iran-backed group called the Houthis.

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Volvo joins Tesla in halting EV production due to Red Sea attacks

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What’s happening is that Iran-backed Houthis have declared a blockade on the Bab al-Mandeb strait, near Yemen, in response to Israel’s attacks on Gaza – it’s a tiny chokehold to the Red Sea and a control point of all shipping between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal.

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Tesla to restart Gigafactory Berlin production next week

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Several manufacturing companies in Europe have seen their operations affected by issues with cargo in the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait due to the civil war in Yemen. Tesla confirmed that it plans to restart production at Gigafactory Berlin next week after shutting it down due to supply issues.

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Tesla shuts down Gigafactory Berlin after suspected sabotage results in power outage

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First, it had to halt production due to supply issues amid problems with cargo ships getting through the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait due to the civil war in Yemen. It has been a difficult couple of weeks for Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin, the automaker’s only factory in Europe.

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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United States, and Yemen. In 2013, new geothermal geologic studies or exploration moved forward in places as diverse as American Samoa, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, St.

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Attack on pipeline in Yemen. As the price per barrel goes beyond $97, one story in the NY Times reports : •Bombing in Afghanistan kills 64. Domestic oil inventory to fall. Severe weather forecast for North Sea. Oil platforms evacuated. Dollar weak. Severe weather shuts Mexican ports, disrupts oil supply to US.

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