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Warehouses and infrastructure
Panama Canal Turns 112 as Transits Rise 6.12% to 10,623 Vessels
Canal Marks 112 Years With Higher Traffic
The Panama Canal, which opened on August 15, 1914, has marked 112 years of operations. According to the Panama Canal Authority, 10,623 deep-draft vessels transited the waterway between...
Digital technologies
Türkiye Proposes Free Seller Data Transfers Between Marketplaces
The Proposal Has Not Yet Taken Effect
Türkiye’s Ministry of Trade has prepared draft rules covering seller data portability, delivery and return responsibilities, and additional protections against unfair competition.
The data-transfer requirements are expected to apply...
Regulators and laws
Fuel Stations Cap Sales at 50–60 Litres per Customer
Fuel Limits Introduced at Moscow Stations
At least two filling-station networks in Moscow have restricted the amount of fuel available to individual customers. The measures were introduced amid higher demand and shortages of certain fuel...
Regulators and laws
Former Vlantana Norge Boss Gets Eight Months in Prison and NOK 1.75 Million Payout Order
Court Finds the Underpayment Was Intentional
The Romerike and Glåmdal District Court sentenced former Vlantana Norge executive Vladas Stoncius Jr. to eight months in prison on August 18, 2026. His associate Ovidijus Grigalavicius received a...
Business
Volvo Launches 100 Year Edition FH and FH16 Trucks
Anniversary Package Covers Four Models
Volvo Trucks has unveiled the Volvo 100 Year Edition to mark the company’s upcoming centenary. The special package will be available for the Volvo FH Aero, FH, FH16 Aero and...
Transport and shipping
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Explore Rail Access to the Indian Ocean
Railway Route Would Cross Afghanistan and Pakistan
The possibility of extending railway connections toward the Indian Ocean is being examined jointly with Central Asian countries. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said the work was...
Warehouses and infrastructure
Kyrgyzstan Builds Maamay Border Crossing and New Road to Uzbekistan
Construction Is Underway in Aksy District
Kyrgyzstan is building the Maamay international border checkpoint and the Kerben–Maamay road near its border with Uzbekistan. Bakyt Torobayev, Special Representative of the President of Kyrgyzstan for Special Assignments,...
Warehouses and infrastructure
Kenya Makes ACD Mandatory: Containers Without a Valid Code Face Rollover From September 1
Requirement Took Effect on August 3
The Kenya Revenue Authority has introduced the mandatory Advance Cargo Declaration system. The rules took effect on August 3, 2026, and apply to all containerized cargo destined for discharge...