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Regulators and laws
Russia Plans to Allow Road Budgets to Fund Drone Protection for Highways and Bridges
Transport Ministry Proposes Changes to Road Work Rules
Russia’s Ministry of Transport has prepared a draft order expanding the list of activities that can be financed as part of road maintenance and repair programs.
The changes...
Global Affairs
Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Sign Defense Pact: Attack on One Means Attack on All
Makkah Agreement Signed on August 7
Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement on August 7, establishing a new trilateral security framework between the three countries.
The agreement was signed at Al-Safa...
International trade
Moldova and Ukraine Agree to Develop Alternative Freight Routes
Moldova and Ukraine Strengthen Transport Cooperation
Ukraine and Moldova have agreed to intensify cooperation on alternative routes for international freight transport. One of the main objectives is to establish backup logistics channels capable of supporting...
Incidents
Cargo Theft by Carrier Impersonation Surges in Spain as Average Loss Exceeds €85,000
Criminals Are Increasingly Impersonating Real Carriers
Spain’s National Federation of Transport Associations, FENADISMER, has warned of growing cargo theft involving the impersonation of legitimate transport companies.
Instead of physically breaking into parked trucks, criminal groups use...
Digital technologies
Mercedes-Benz Trucks Adds Parking Search as Germany Faces 20,000-Space Shortage
Drivers Can Check Parking Availability in Advance
Mercedes-Benz Trucks is expanding its Remote 3.0 mobile app with a new feature designed to help truck drivers find available parking spaces.
According to Daimler Truck, drivers will be...
Warehouses and infrastructure
Austria Opens Its First SSTPA Gold Truck Parking Area With 74 Spaces
Enilive Truck Point Opens on the A8
A new Enilive Truck Point has started operating in St. Marienkirchen bei Schärding in Upper Austria. The facility is located directly on the A8 (E56) Innkreis motorway at...
International trade
CPC Operations Disrupted as Drone Threats Hit Kazakhstan’s Oil Exports
Oil Loadings Have Been Repeatedly Suspended
Operations at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s Black Sea marine terminal remain unstable. Reuters reported that loading activity has been repeatedly suspended this week because of drone attack warnings and...
Transport and shipping
First Passenger Tests EH216-S Pilotless Air Taxi in Astana
Pilotless Air Taxi Takes Off With a Passenger
A demonstration flight of the EH216-S pilotless passenger aircraft has taken place in Astana, with Kazakhstan’s Transport Minister Nurlan Sauranbayev becoming the first passenger aboard the aircraft.
The...