idle

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A plant in Athens that produces home-care products was plagued by downtime, with production idled for days, when manufacturing equipment broke because manuals were in German, French and English.

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Currently, LNG exports from Qatar, Abu Dhabi, and Oman are facing delays as ships remain idle on both sides of the strait, according to Kpler.

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned ships to avoid the passage, prompting many vessels to turn back, reroute, or idle nearby.

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Brokers said a loaded supertanker chartered by Shell that was supposed to cross the Strait of Hormuz had idled, while another was racing through the strait en route to South Korea.

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While the U.S. and Europe have been idle, China has revised its military strategy.

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