A Russian liquefied natural gas tanker sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday evening after a series of explosions and a large fire, authorities in Libya said on Wednesday. The 277-metre vessel, Arctic Metagas, was carrying about 62,000 metric tonnes of liquefied natural gas when it went down roughly 130 nautical miles north of the […]
Greece has announced on July 9, a three-month suspension of asylum hearings for migrants arriving by sea from North Africa, in response to a recent surge in arrivals from Libya. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declared the move during a parliamentary address on Wednesday, emphasizing a hardened stance on illegal migration and warning that all unauthorized […]
All port activities in Tangier Med have posted sustained growth in 2020, thus allowing the port complex to uphold its position as the leading container port in the Mediterranean basin. The overall tonnage processed during the past year stood at 81 million tons, an increase of 23% compared to 2019, said the Tangier Med Port […]
