Author: Charles Kennedy
Asian spot LNG prices have climbed to their highest level since March as renewed disruption in the Strait of Hormuz raises concerns over Qatari exports and intensifies competition between Asia and Europe for cargoes.Read More
As part of the ‘Act East’ strategy through which Delhi aims to counter China, the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to Jakarta was marked by significant agreements. In addition to the sale of BrahMos missiles, the agreement for the joint development of the port at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca strengthens India’s presence on the region’s main trade route.Read More
The royal amnesty covers 1,971 prisoners, for whom Addis Ababa has begun repatriation procedures. They had been arrested for drug offences, with confessions often extracted by force or deception. Hundreds of migrants sentenced to death remain awaiting execution.Read More
Frontloading activities helped Asia Pacific airlines achieve a healthy year-on-year increase in air cargo demand last year, showed preliminary figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). Air cargo demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK), rose by 3.5%. This demand increase was “supported by front-loading activities ahead of tariff hikes, as airlinesRead More
Navigators Shipping and Logistica, the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) member for Bahrain, has successfully completed a series of project cargo shipments from the Middle East to Southeast and South Asia, demonstrating its expertise in handling complex out-of-gauge (OOG) cargo movements.Read More
“It’s a catastrophe,” one resident told NBC News.Read More
Mexico can boost exports by diversifying toward the European Union amid uncertainty over the USMCA agreement, writes Andrew Davis.Read More
The former head of the Vatican’s liturgy office told the European Parliament that ambiguous language risks turning international agreements into “instruments of perversion and of silent power.”Read More
Amazon’s Lucy C. Cronin and European Round Table for Industry’s Anthony Gooch Gálvez on removing barriers, unlocking investment, and why Europe needs to complete its most powerful tool.Read More
The King has been graciously pleased to signify His intention of conferring Peerages of the United Kingdom for Life upon the undermentioned:Read More