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Citizens in regions still reeling from the devastating earthquakes that struck in early February last year have cast their votes in makeshift polling stations housed within containers.

170 kilograms of cocaine were found concealed within a shipment of bananas at the Burgas city's port. The illicit cargo, valued at approximately $6.8 million, marks one of the largest drug seizures in the history of the Burgas Port Complex, BTA reported. No arrests have been made thus far, leaving authorities to grapple with the intricacies of an ongoing investigation.

Logistic experts foresee serious consequences of the crisis in the Red Sea. The majority of world goods turnover is realized by sea transport. After a series of challenges in 2022-2023, including the Covid-19 pandemic, the lack of equipment and the Suez Canal blockage, at the end of 2023 - a new maritime transport crisis arose. It threatens world trade and negatively affects the economy.

The Chinese-made electric vehicles that arrive in containers in Piraeus via the car terminal for sale in Europe fully assembled were the main driver of Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) to unprecedented highs in January-September.

The Bavarian State Opera is renovating and expanding its scenery warehouse. The principal contractor is the Slovenian engineering company Riko, which has hired a number of other Slovenian companies for the project.

Containers full of passports were stolen from a Hellenic Post delivery truck by an unidentified group in the Athens neighborhood of Kallithea on Monday afternoon.

The incident occurred at approximately 1.45 p.m. when the group broke into delivery truck after the driver pulled over for a few minutes.

The passport containers were equipped with a GPS tracking system.

In the southern quake-hit province of Adıyaman, "container bazaars" have been established at several points of the city center as tradesmen whose workplaces were destroyed in the quakes are trying to provide services in containers.

The Solidarna Foundation reacted within three hours of the news of the earthquake and the next day they already ordered the first housing containers and mobile homes, for which there was a huge need in those days. 

In line with the latest environmental regulations, items confiscated due to liquid restrictions in hand luggage will be sorted according to waste codes and electric or eco-friendly vehicles will be used at airports, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (SHGM) has announced.

Koper – Port operator Luka Koper generated EUR 114.7 million in net sales revenue in the first six months of the year, which is up 7% compared to the same period last year. Net profit increased by 2% to EUR 15.4 million, and operating profit (EBIT) was up 3% to EUR 17.7 million.

Sales revenue was 5% above plan, net profit by 49% and EBIT by 51%, reads the group’s unaudited report.