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Business
IVECO and PETRONAS Extend Strategic Partnership Until 2032
Partnership Extended Until 2032
IVECO and PETRONAS Lubricants International have signed a new agreement extending their long-standing strategic partnership until 2032.
The cooperation will continue to focus on the development of IVECO URANIA engine oils and...
Regulators and laws
From August 3, 2026, ICS2 Will Apply an Updated Stop-Words List to ENS Filings
The Updated Rules Take Effect on August 3
The European Commission has published an updated Stop-Words List for the Import Control System 2, or ICS2.
The revised list will apply from August 3, 2026, and must...
Regulators and laws
Dutch Authorities Ban Trucks from the Merwede Bridge on the A27
Major Freight Corridor Closed to Trucks
The Netherlands has imposed a complete ban on truck traffic across the Merwede Bridge on the A27 motorway near Gorinchem.
The restriction follows additional engineering studies showing that parts of...
Transport and shipping
Kazakhstan Enforces Summer Restrictions on Heavy Trucks
Restrictions Depend on Temperature and Time
Kazakhstan’s national road operator, QazAvtoJol, has reminded freight carriers and truck owners about seasonal restrictions applying to heavy vehicles on public roads of national importance.
The rules cover vehicles with...
International trade
Kazakhstan Ships Rapeseed Oil to Iran via Aktau for the First Time
First Rapeseed Oil Cargo Departed on April 4
Kazakhstan has exported rapeseed oil through the Port of Aktau for the first time.
The inaugural 5,000-tonne cargo was dispatched to Iran on April 4, 2026, with the...
Digital technologies
Amazon, Walmart and Digital Logistics Are Transforming E-Commerce in Africa
For decades, conventional wisdom held that modern e-commerce required an extensive banking system, standardized street addresses and a mature logistics network before online retail could truly flourish.
Africa is proving otherwise.
Across the continent, logistics companies...
Incidents
Jumia Doubles Down on Pick-Up Networks as Africa’s E-Commerce Race Intensifies
Africa's largest homegrown e-commerce company is making a strategic bet on an idea that has already reshaped online retail in many emerging markets: bringing the customer closer to the package instead of the package...
Incidents
Amazon and Walmart Reach Africa’s Doorsteps — Thanks to a Quiet Logistics Revolution
For years, Africa has remained one of the world's most challenging regions for large-scale e-commerce. Limited street addressing, uneven infrastructure, and vast rural territories have made traditional home delivery difficult and expensive. Yet while...