The sea freight throughput of 70.2 million tonnes in the first half of the year reflects the stabilization of the trend for the Port of Hamburg. At the same time, a sharp increase has occurred in the transport of goods by rail from / to the port of Hamburg. At 70.2 million tonnes, in the […]
Month: August 2016
Irish special forces train to combat maritime terrorism
The Irish Defense Forces are well ahead of their counterparts when it comes to planning against terrorist passenger ferry diversion. Sky News defense correspondent Alistair Bunkal reported that the French Special forces have just completed their first counterterrorism exercise on a ferry in the English Channel – the Irish have carried out several such operations […]