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Incidents
Ferry carrying 267 people capsizes off Northern Cyprus: seven dead, dozens missing
A passenger ferry traveling from Kyrenia to Turkey began taking on water shortly after leaving port and capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. Hundreds of people were brought safely ashore, but the search for those...
Warehouses and infrastructure
Pointe-Noire and Walvis Bay Agree to Strengthen Freight Flows Between Central and Southern Africa
The partnership covers technology and port-management cooperation but does not yet include a new shipping service or guaranteed cargo volumes
Port Authorities Sign Cooperation Memorandum
The Port Autonome de Pointe-Noire in the Republic of the Congo...
International trade
India Opens All Seaports and International Airports to Diverted Cargo Through October 31
The temporary customs framework covers containerized, liquid bulk, breakbulk and dry bulk shipments disrupted by the Strait of Hormuz crisis
Nationwide Transshipment Access
India has authorized international cargo diverted by shipping disruptions around the Strait of...
Transport and shipping
Maersk Sends 36,276 TEU Through Suez in One Convoy as Red Sea Return Expands
Two large Maersk containerships transited the Suez Canal together, although a full return of the Gemini East–West network has not been scheduled
Two Ships Joined the Northbound Convoy
Maersk is gradually returning container services to the...
Business
U.S. Invests $5.3 Billion in 41 Rail Projects and 43 New Amtrak Trainsets
Funding across 23 states will upgrade more than 1,000 crossings, renew passenger equipment and remove critical rail infrastructure constraints
Forty-One Projects Receive Funding
The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced a $5.3 billion package for rail...
Business
Boeing Wins F-15 Framework Contract Worth Up to $131.23 Billion for the U.S. and Seven Countries
The agreement covers aircraft production, modernization and sustainment through 2037, but its stated value is a maximum ceiling rather than a guaranteed payment
Contract Extends Into the Next Decade
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing...
Regulators and laws
U.S. Sanctions More Than 60 Iran-Linked Individuals, Companies and Vessels
The new measures target Iranian oil revenues, maritime networks, technology procurement, cyber operations and international financial channels
Washington Expands Pressure on Tehran
The United States has announced sanctions against more than 60 individuals, entities and vessels...
Warehouses and infrastructure
Bulgaria Plans a 300-Metre Danube Dike to Protect Kozloduy Nuclear Plant
Extremely low water levels have already forced the country’s only nuclear power station to reduce one unit’s output for the first time in its 52-year history
Project Remains at the Design Stage
The Bulgarian government is...