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The Turkish ports of Ambarlı, Kocaeli, Mersin and Tekirdağ ranked in the Lloyd's 100 ports lists, Transport Minister Abdülkadir Uraloğlu has said.

Ambarlı Port climbed in the ranking from the 74th spot to the 64th spot, the minister said in a statement.

Starting September 1, European airports will reintroduce an old regulation regarding the transport of liquids in hand luggage, according to DPA. Containers with a capacity exceeding 100 ml will once again be prohibited from being carried in hand luggage. Passengers must place these items in special transparent bags with a resealable mechanism during security checks.

The number of containers traveling through the port of Piraeus continued to decline in July as a result of the unstable situation in the Red Sea, where the Houthis of Yemen continue to attack merchant shipping.

The container of the commercial train that was missing and being sought by investigators of the deadly head-on train collision in late February 2023 in Tempe, central Greece, was found on a private plot of land in Thessaloniki, many kilometers from the crash site, according to reports on Friday.

Police in Athens have released images of last week's seizure of almost 110 kilograms of cocaine that was hidden in a container containing a cargo of frozen squid in Piraeus port on a vessel from South America.

The vessel on which the container was loaded had embarked from Peru, with its shipping documents stating that it was destined for Croatia.

New information has emerged about the discovery of a second container of cocaine in a container in the port of Piraeus this week.

The second shipment, found on Thursday, comprises 100 kilograms of cocaine, which was hidden among frozen squid.

The drugs found by DEA officers were in two containers that had left from a Latin American country.

Citizens in regions still reeling from the devastating earthquakes that struck in early February last year have cast their votes in makeshift polling stations housed within containers.

170 kilograms of cocaine were found concealed within a shipment of bananas at the Burgas city's port. The illicit cargo, valued at approximately $6.8 million, marks one of the largest drug seizures in the history of the Burgas Port Complex, BTA reported. No arrests have been made thus far, leaving authorities to grapple with the intricacies of an ongoing investigation.

Logistic experts foresee serious consequences of the crisis in the Red Sea. The majority of world goods turnover is realized by sea transport. After a series of challenges in 2022-2023, including the Covid-19 pandemic, the lack of equipment and the Suez Canal blockage, at the end of 2023 - a new maritime transport crisis arose. It threatens world trade and negatively affects the economy.