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Business
MSC Air Cargo Orders Five Boeing 777-8 Freighters
Boeing Reveals the Customer
MSC Air Cargo has ordered five Boeing 777-8 Freighters. The agreement was announced on July 21, 2026, at the Farnborough International Airshow, according to an official Boeing statement.
The aircraft had already...
Incidents
Strike Disrupts Operations at Six German Seaports
Cargo Handling Suspended at Major Terminals
German seaport workers held a 24-hour warning strike on August 18, 2026. The action began with evening and night shifts on August 17 and affected Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Wilhelmshaven,...
Regulators and laws
Kazakhstan to Position Counterterrorism Forces Within 23 km of Caspian Energy Sites
New Requirements Take Effect on October 17
Kazakhstan is strengthening counterterrorism protection for oil and gas infrastructure in its sector of the Caspian Sea. The changes were approved by Energy Ministerial Order No. 297-н/қ dated...
International trade
Kyrgyzstan and China Agree to Accelerate Fuel Supplies via Xinjiang
First Fuel Shipments Have Arrived
Kyrgyzstan and China have agreed to accelerate fuel and lubricant supplies through the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The agreement was reached on August 18 during a meeting between Kyrgyz Deputy...
International trade
Tajikistan Requests 2.55 Million Tonnes of Oil and Fuel From Iran
The Proposed Supplies Cover Four Products
Tajikistan has requested 2.55 million tonnes of crude oil and petroleum products from Iran, according to the country’s Ministry of Transport. The preliminary volume comprises 2 million tonnes of...
Global Affairs
OpenAI and Nvidia to build a giant 8-GW AI data center
OpenAI plans to establish one of the largest AI data centers in the United States in Ohio. The facility will be built on the site of a former uranium enrichment plant dating back to...
Global Affairs
China launches new SEO satellite as it continues to expand its space program
China has successfully launched the SEO satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province. The Long March-2C carrier rocket lifted off at 11:02 a.m. local time on August 17 and placed the...
International trade
China strengthens its gas fleet with 99,000-cubic-meter carrier
China has commissioned its own ultra-large ethane and ethylene carrier with a capacity of 99,000 cubic meters. The vessel was fully designed and built in China. China Global Television Network (CGTN) reports.
The 230-meter vessel...