Tag: maritime
The mayor of Cannes demands to be able to regulate maritime traffic
The Norwegian Epic liner at anchor off the coast of Cannes during the 71st edition of the Festival on May 18, 2018 (AFP/Archives/LOIC VENANCE) The mayors of coastal municipalities should…
The worrying rise in maritime power of China, new giant of the seas
A satellite image of the aircraft carrier “Fujian”, after its launch, at the Jiangnan shipyard in Shanghai on June 18, 2022. AFP / SATELLITE IMAGE ©2022 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES It must…
EU hopes for operational maritime corridor between Cyprus and Gaza this weekend
Published on 03/08/2024 at 5:32 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) – The president…
Israel-Hamas: in Gaza, a maritime corridor expected to deliver aid, five dead in an airdrop
After five months of war, the disastrous humanitarian situation in the territory led several Arab and Western countries, including the United States and France, to carry out new airdrops of…
The map of turbulence on major maritime routes
Caught in the shocks of geopolitics and global warming, maritime routes are encountering major disruptions. In just a few months, traffic has been disrupted on two crucial routes for global…
New attacks in the Red Sea, the EU announces its mission to protect maritime traffic
The American destroyer USS Carney passes through the Suez Canal to the Red Sea, November 26, 2023 (US Department of Defense/AFP/Archives/Aaron Lau) Shipping in the strategic waters of the Red…
Social dumping in maritime transport: “European directives do not contain any provisions aimed at combating these practices”
The companies P & O Ferries and Irish Ferries, under the Cypriot flag, can legally dismiss their employees, while France and the United Kingdom have adopted more protective social laws,…
Mayotte: what does the “maritime iron curtain” announced by Gérald Darmanin consist of?
Alexandre Chauveau // Photo credits: MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP 2:48 p.m., February 12, 2024 Gérald Darmanin announced the preparation of a “new large-scale operation against delinquency and illegal immigration” and…
Red Sea: IMO works “tirelessly” on a solution for maritime transport security, according to its boss
The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, during an interview with AFP, February 6, 2024 in London (AFP/James RYBACKI) The Secretary General of the International Maritime…
Egypt weakened by the drop in maritime traffic in the Suez Canal
A military zodiac secures the entrance to the new section of the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, August 6, 2015. AMR NABIL / AP Maritime traffic on the Suez Canal…
Decarbonizing maritime transport, the difficult mission of the IMO
The headquarters of the International Maritime Organization, London, June 2021. DAN KITWOOD / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP A United Nations (UN) flag flies over London, right on the banks of…
Maritime traffic: the frigate Provence under heavy fire from the Houthis in the Red Sea
William Molinié, edited by Gauthier Delomez / Photo credits: CHRISTOPHE SIMON / POOL / AFP 06:11, January 12, 2024modified to 7:20 a.m., January 12, 2024 The French frigate Provence has…