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Amid Houthi escalation in the Red Sea shipping firms call for vessels to have armed guards
The Red Sea is a critically important route for companies that are shipping goods from Asia to Europe
Containing the Houthi impact on Piraeus port
The port of Piraeus has so far weathered the impact of the Red Sea attacks, but will not be able to do so for much longer, ratings agency DBRS Morningstar warns, as it is expected to take a significant blow with a reduction of 30% or more in cargoes over the next period, due to container shipping giants stopping or changing their routes.
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Container traffic has diminished by 30% at Piraeus port
The handling of containers in Piraeus appears to have dropped by approximately 30% compared to last year, due to the ongoing crisis in the Red Sea, which has forced a very large part of the commercial ships to sail around Africa.
Attacks in Red Sea likely to impact Turkish consumers
The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi rebels have rerouted a majority of global trade away from the crucial maritime artery for goods and supplies that are likely to impact Turkish consumers through rising prices.
Last operating US prison ship, a grim vestige of mass incarceration, set to close in NYC
The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center is a five-story jail barge that stretches the length of two football fields, resembling a container ship stacked with cargo
Tent cities vacated as permanent houses rise in quake zone
With the construction of permanent housing in earthquake-hit provinces, especially Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Malatya, and Adıyaman, concluding swiftly as part of the rehabilitation efforts, survivors living in tents are gradually being relocated to permanent houses and container cities.
Seized titanium reportedly bound for Iran
Titanium rods and high-tech lathes, which are raw materials that can have civilian, commercial, but also military use, have been seized by customs officers at the port of Piraeus. They were loaded at the port of Shanghai in China and, according to information from a foreign agency that reached the Money Laundering Authority, were destined for Iran.
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Greek logistics is stepping up
The Greek supply chain sector showed a significant rise in the relative ranking of the World Bank for 2023.
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Airport cargo worth millions stolen from Toronto's airport
A cargo container with gold and other items worth over $20 million Canadian (US$14.8 million) was stolen from Toronto's Pearson International airport, authorities said Thursday.
Peel Regional Police Inspector Stephen Duivesteyn said a "high value" container was taken from a holding area facility after being unloaded from a plane Monday evening.
Qatar sends World Cup containers to quake-hit Hatay
As part of the efforts to shelter the survivors of the deadly Feb. 6 quakes, containers used by Qatar for the 2022 World Cup have started to be set up in the southern quake-hit province of Hatay, and about 596 families will be placed in 600 of these containers in the first phase of the project.