France’s Port of Toulon, which handles over 1.6 million ferry and cruise passengers annually, has committed to ABB Shore Connection technology at a key stage in its sustainability drive. This was reported by ABB on 8 June.

Importance of Toulon

The role of port managing bodies is expanding in a more complex port ecosystem, we learn.

Both the public role and commercial expectations are on the rise for European port managing bodies. This was one of the key messages of the European Sea Ports Organisation’s Trends in Ports’ Governance 2022 report, which was published at the ESPO Conference in Valencia on 2 June.

On 4 June from Miami US Coast Guard District Seven urged mariners to take precautions, heed weather warnings and stay safe as a tropical storm continued to impact South Florida and the Atlantic Ocean.

The official start of hurricane season was 1 June and the USCG warning stated that it was time to prepare for the six-month long hurricane season running to 30 November.

HE Dr Abdul Salam Hamid, Minister of Transport, Government of Yemen accompanied by the Under-Secretary of the Ministry, Captain Ali Al-Subhi, conducted an inspection on 18 May of Yemen Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation (YGAPC), to discuss a number of important and sensitive issues.