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Regulators and laws
EAEU to Update Electronic Vehicle Passport Rules by Q2 2027
What the EEC Plans to Change
On August 11, 2026, the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission approved a plan to improve EAEU legislation governing electronic passports. The initiative covers electronic passports for vehicles and...
Transport and shipping
Casablanca Handles 17 Million Tonnes as Maersk Strengthens Tangier Link
Cargo Traffic Rises by 7%
The Port of Casablanca handled 17 million tonnes of cargo during the first half of 2026, representing a 7% increase compared with the same period in 2025, according to Morocco’s...
Transport and shipping
China Exports 16,823 Electric Trucks as Iran War Drives Demand
Exports More Than Double
China exported 16,823 heavy electric trucks in the four months following the outbreak of the Iran war, more than double the volume recorded during the same period a year earlier, according...
Global Affairs
Lebanon’s Parliament Backs Death Penalty Abolition After 22-Year Moratorium
Parliamentary Majority Supports the Reform
Lebanon’s parliament voted on August 11, 2026, to abolish the death penalty for all crimes. According to the Associated Press, a parliamentary majority supported the legislation, while Hezbollah’s bloc voted...
International trade
Colombia Assesses Two Green Shipping Routes to Europe
GIZ Examines Routes Between Colombia and the EU
Colombia has favourable conditions for developing a green shipping corridor with Europe, according to the preliminary findings of a study assessing the potential to reduce greenhouse gas...
Business
US Sells Two Russian-Flagged Tankers for Scrap
GMS Acquired the Tankers for Recycling
The US government has sold two confiscated oil tankers to Dubai-based Global Marketing Systems, a company specialising in the purchase and recycling of ageing vessels. According to Lloyd’s List,...
Global Affairs
Medicaid and CHIP to End Funding for Gender-Transition Procedures for Minors on October 13
Restrictions Take Effect on October 13
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has finalized a rule ending federal funding for certain medical procedures provided to transgender minors. Published in the Federal Register, the regulations...
Warehouses and infrastructure
Porubne–Siret Border Crossing to Add Four Truck Lanes
Engineering Infrastructure Is Complete
The first phase of the freight terminal modernisation at the Porubne–Siret international road border crossing has been completed, according to Ukraine’s Ministry for Recovery, Infrastructure and Transport.
The completed works created the...