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.

Residents of Baku, Azerbaijan were treated to an astonishing sight on Sunday night when a mud volcano sent a geyser of fire skyward about 45 nm to the south.

* Membership of the pharma association is part of the carrier’s innovation projects to provide reliable end-to-end cool chain for pharmaceuticals and medical products

* Collaboration between members of Pharma.Aero, a leading global cross industry association, will strengthen the pharma supply chain

Inchcape Shipping Services registered in England and John Keells Holdings PLC registered in Sri Lanka have signed a joint venture agreement recently which has resulted in the formation of "Inchcape Mackinnon Mackenzie Shipping (Private) Limited". Inchcape Mackinnon Mackenzie will provide a diverse range of maritime services in Sri Lanka which includes Port Agency, Husbandry, Crew logistics services, Ship chandelling, Bunker fuel supply arrangement, Liner Agency, Marine Survey & Inspection, Logistics services to oil and gas, construction, dredging, cable-laying, Cruise tourism and others sectors, Military support services and Maritime Consultancy.

- The deal between TES and the Port of Rotterdam will bolster Europe’s capacity
to recycle lithium batteries -

A new ILO report estimates that between 2017 and 2019 the number of international migrants has increased from 164 to 169 million.

The International Transport Workers' Federation has been at the forefront of recent efforts to ensure that seafarers have access to crew change in every region - except one. ITF is now calling for a halt to all crew changes in northern Mozambique, citing the extreme risk of kidnapping and violence from the ISIS-affiliated terror group Ansar-al-Sunna.

Among the efforts to mark the International Day of the Seafarer, the port of Hamburg and Cyprus both announced efforts to expand COVID-19 vaccinations to seafarers. The issue of how to provide vaccinations for seafarers working on ships has been one of the most highlighted industry challenges on this day along with the problems of crew changes brought on by the pandemic.