Author name: Marine Pulse

The European Sea Ports Organisation has expressed gratitude for the support of Europe’s ports’ strategic role. ESPO endorses the Parliament’s call for harmonized measures to fortify the resilience of critical infrastructure, including ports. It anticipates the forthcoming review of the Foreign Direct Investment Regulation, emphasizing the need for a harmonized screening system. ESPO advocates for measures to avoid carbon leakage, reduce administrative burden, enhance hinterland connections, and allocate dedicated port envelopes under the Connecting Europe Facility. This approach aims to balance security and competitiveness while maintaining an open trade and investment environment and strong supply chains.

Unyielding Protests Strain Maritime Logistics A supply vessel belonging to First Quantum, a Canadian mining firm, found itself helplessly marooned at sea as local demonstrators blocked passage to an essential port in Panama. The company shared this distressing news with Reuters in an official statement last Friday. The issue under contention, inciting public uproar in

Stepping Aboard the Government Shipbuilders Council Last week, the Government Shipbuilders Council embarked on its maiden voyage, holding its first conference at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, aiming to enhance the efficiency of ship production and maintenance within the U.S. government. Leading this delegation, Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, emphasized the council’s