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Netlog, a major Turkish logistics provider with operations in Europe, the Middle East and North America, has chosen the IRU RoadMasters platform to improve driver talent management.

IRU, the voice of almost one million European passenger and goods road transport operators, has cautiously welcomed some parts of the European Commission’s Fit-for-55 proposals. However, the industry group warned that energy tax and emissions trading together risk an unbalanced double-dip hit to road transport costs for EU citizens and business.

Greek startup Harbor Lab welcomed in June its 300th vessel to its online disbursements platform. The achievement was realised 15 months after the software company launched its disbursements accounting (DA) processing solution for the shipping industry, which gives vessels’ operators access to agents and vendors at ports across the globe reducing back office administration by 75%.

Eagle Ocean Marine (EOM), the American Club’s facility providing fixed premium protection and indemnity (P&I) and freight, demurrage and defense (FD&D) cover to the operators of smaller vessels in regional trades outside the US, recently celebrated ten years of service to the maritime community.

CargoAi will facilitate worldwide quoting and booking process
Freight forwarders will be able to access the Etihad Cargo freight facility within the next few weeks

Tensions between Russia and NATO are running high at the annual Exercise Sea Breeze maneuvers in the Black Sea, with one Russian diplomat threatening that Western forces risk getting "clocked in the nose" if they get too close to sensitive areas near occupied Crimea.

The container ship Ever Given has finally sailed from her anchorage in the Suez Canal's Great Bitter Lake, ending a months-long period of detention imposed by Egyptian authorities after her grounding in the canal's southern section.

An explosion aboard a ship in Dubai’s commercial port of Jebel Ali shook the Middle Eastern city on Wednesday night causing fears among residents of a terrorist attack or a situation similar to the blast that leveled Beirut’s port in 2020. Government officials moved quickly to downplay the explosion saying in was a “normal accident” with flammable materials in a container loaded aboard a ship either at the dock or approaching the dock.

International logistics company starts preparations for transport of sensitive equipment to the mission area in Israel

Clean air analysis: Airly presents popular holiday destinations based on air pollution levels
Coastlines: Scotland has most number of clean air holiday locations in Europe whilst Spanish coastlines rank the highest for bad air quality
Cities: Analysis of NO2 pollution in the popular touristic European cities

Improvement in the passenger traffic figures although the COVID-19 pandemic impact still visible in June, another strong month for cargo

In this episode of The Maritime Executive Magazine's podcast series, TME editor in chief Tony Munoz spoke with the CEO of Port Canaveral, Capt. John Murray, about the impact of the COVID-19 cruise shutdown.

Alsaceteam SAS, the commercial operator made up of Swissterminal AG, the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille and the Grand Port Fluvio-Maritime de l'axe Seine, is pleased to announce the concession agreement for the management, operation, development and improvement of the ports of Southern Alsace was successfully closed on 29 June 2021.

The giant boxship Ever Given is finally set to sail out of Egypt, ending a 106-day period of captivity imposed by the Suez Canal Authority for blocking the busy waterway and causing a massive traffic jam.