-
Business
Tata to Invest $1 Billion in Its First Shipbuilding Facility
Indian conglomerate Tata Group may be on the verge of one of its most significant strategic moves in recent years by entering the shipbuilding industry for the first time. The company is planning to...
International trade
Strait of Hormuz Remains a Key Risk for the Global Tanker Market
Even if navigation through the Strait of Hormuz fully returns to normal, the global tanker industry can no longer view the situation as a one-off crisis. This was stated by Christoph Töpfer, CEO of...
International trade
Ukraine–Türkiye Free Trade and Logistics
Ratification Opens the Way for a New Trade Framework
On July 14, the Verkhovna Rada ratified the Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and Türkiye with 236 votes. The document was signed in Kyiv in February...
Business
Russia’s Road Freight Rates Hit Record High Amid Fuel Shortage
ATI.SU Index Reaches an All-Time High
Road freight rates in Russia have risen sharply, with the ATI.SU FTL Russia Index reaching 2,086 points by July 13. This is the highest level recorded since the indicator...
Transport and shipping
20 Tonnes of Emmental Vanish on Germany–France Route
Cheese Shipment Never Reached France
A truck carrying around 20 tonnes of Emmental cheese has disappeared while travelling from Bavaria to France. The cargo was collected from a dairy in Bayreuth but never arrived at...
Regulators and laws
FENADISMER Challenges Basque Truck Ban for Solar Eclipse
Trucks Face a Full-Day Ban Across the Basque Country
Spain’s National Federation of Transport Associations, FENADISMER, has announced plans to challenge an extraordinary truck traffic ban introduced in the Basque Country for the total solar...
International trade
Tajikistan Raises Oil Output but Remains Import-Dependent
Oil Production Exceeds 10,000 Tonnes
Tajikistan produced approximately 10,010 tonnes of crude oil between January and June 2026. Output increased by about 800 tonnes, or 9.3%, compared with the same period of 2025.
Domestic refineries processed...
Transport and shipping
Kazakhstan Sea Freight Rises 7.3% in First Half of 2026
Maritime Cargo Reaches 2.09 Million Tonnes
Kazakhstan’s maritime and coastal transport handled 2.086 million tonnes of cargo between January and June 2026. This was approximately 142,000 tonnes more than in the same period of 2025,...