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Regulators and laws
U.S. Closes the Last Loophole for Low-Value International Shipments
For decades, millions of low-value parcels crossed America's borders with minimal customs intervention. That policy became one of the cornerstones of global e-commerce, allowing Chinese marketplaces, online retailers, and exporters around the world to...
International trade
Slovakia Seeks Ten-Year Gas Supply Deal with Azerbaijan
Slovakia Is Looking for a Post-2027 Gas Supplier
Slovakia is seeking a long-term agreement for natural gas supplies from Azerbaijan. Bratislava is considering contracts lasting five or ten years and expects to purchase approximately 1.2...
Incidents
Wildberries Warehouse Strikes Reshape Marketplace Logistics
Two Logistics Facilities Were Hit in One Night
Drones attacked Wildberries logistics facilities in Elektrostal, Moscow Region, and Kotovsk, Tambov Region, during the night of July 18, 2026. Major fires broke out at both locations.
Seven...
Business
MAN to Build TRATON Platform Trucks in Poland
MAN Reaches Agreement with the Polish Government
MAN Truck & Bus is preparing another major expansion of its truck factory in Niepołomice near Kraków. The manufacturer has signed a preliminary agreement with the Polish government...
Regulators and laws
EU Commissioner Calls for End to German Border Checks
Brunner Says Schengen Controls Should Be Phased Out
EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner has called for the gradual removal of Germany’s internal border controls, arguing that stronger protection of the EU’s...
Transport and shipping
32 Trucks Wait Three Days at the Entrance to Petropavlovsk
Trucks Stopped Before a Mobile Control Point
More than 30 heavy trucks remained on the roadside near the entrance to Petropavlovsk for approximately three days after their drivers learned that a mobile transport inspection point...
Transport and shipping
Kuryk Port Cuts Ferry Handling Time by 33%
Ferry Operations Accelerate at Kuryk Port
Kazakhstan’s Kuryk Port has reduced the handling time for railway ferries from 18 to 12 hours following the modernization of its first lifting bridge.
The six-hour reduction represents a 33.3%...
International trade
Houthis Declare Naval Blockade of Saudi Arabia as Red Sea Moves Closer to a Wider War
The Middle East has gained another dangerous front — and this time, the threat extends beyond cities and military installations to the maritime routes carrying a significant share of global trade.
Yemen’s Houthi movement has...