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Tengrinews.kz — Almaty residents are reporting widespread smog and a pervasive smell of burning. Social media users are sharing air quality maps and questioning when the situation will improve. Tengrinews.kz reached out to environmentalists and Kazhydromet to determine why smog has returned to Almaty, what the primary…
Tengrinews.kz — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Network School founder Balaji Srinivasan in Astana, citing the Akorda press service. The President praised the company's contribution to the development of Kazakhstan's technological ecosystem, expressing a readiness to strengthen cooperation. According to Kassy…
Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has been linked to an order for four midsize containerships at Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding, marking a rare Japanese addition to its extensive newbuilding programme. Shipbuilding sources have identified the Singapore-based owner as the buyer of the quartet, which would take i…
Cameroon’s Gulfcam is pursuing plans to acquire six vessels to expand its coastal container shipping operations between Kribi and Douala, with a former Camship executive taking charge of the business. Bernard André Ndengue took over as chief executive on November 1, replacing Albert Roger Boum, who stepped down last m…
Tengrinews.kz — Kazakhstan plans to borrow more than 3.4 billion Chinese yuan, or around $511 million, from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The corresponding bill is being considered by the Kurultai. According to the conclusion of the Finance and Budget Committee, the loan agreement between Kazakhstan and the Asian …
Four oil tankers were destroyed after hitting naval mines in an area south of the Strait of Hormuz proscribed by Iran as prohibited for navigation, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday, as attacks on vessels in the region intensify while crude oil flows have dipped from recent highs. The f…
AD Ports Group and HYT Capital plan to develop Uzbekistan into a regional trade and logistics hub through transport corridors, terminals and digital services.
Singapore-listed Samudera Shipping Line has ordered two containerships in China, adding 6,000 teu of capacity to its newbuilding pipeline. The Indonesian-controlled carrier disclosed in a filing that it had signed shipbuilding contracts with Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and Jiangsu Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding, both …
Taiwanese liner operator TS Lines has returned to Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) for another pair of containerships in a deal worth $246m. The Hong Kong-listed carrier has contracted two 11,000 teu vessels at the CSSC-controlled yard, together with China Shipbuilding Trading, paying $123m apiece. The ships are…
Tengrinews.kz — Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry has disrupted the activities of groups involved in the illegal trafficking of potent drugs, according to Polisia.kz. It was reported that in October, supply channels and illegal distribution schemes were dismantled in several regions. Members of a criminal group that had …
Tengrinews.kz — A man in the Kostanay region has been sentenced to seven years in prison for drug trafficking. He smuggled illicit substances from Almaty to Kostanay by hiding them inside sports equipment, expecting to be paid 500,000 tenge. Drugs hidden inside a punching bag The court established that in August 2026,…
Tengrinews.kz — Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has sent a telegram of congratulations to the President of Bulgaria. The Head of State congratulated Iliyana Iotova on her election as President of the Republic of Bulgaria. "Your convincing victory in the elections is undoubtedly a clear testament to the high level of trust the p…
The curve of the Dubai benchmark is showing signs that rising oil flows from the Middle East are exceeding demand for the first time since early July, when the three-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire allowed millions of barrels to leave unhindered the Strait of Hormuz. Physical flows have been gradually rising for the past two…
German shipowner Ernst Russ has sold another feeder containership, continuing to trim its older boxship exposure while building up its tanker and multipurpose fleet. The Frankfurt-listed company has confirmed the sale of the 2007-built, 803 teu Mirror, without disclosing the buyer and price. The vessel is expected to …
Greek feeder containership owner Contships Logistics has secured two new charter deals with CMA CGM and Ocean Network Express (ONE), adding contracted employment as it prepares for an extensive fleet renewal programme. The Nikolas Pateras-led company disclosed in its third-quarter earnings report that the Contship Sky…
Tengrinews.kz — WhatsApp has introduced an additional security feature that helps users identify potentially suspicious accounts before starting a conversation. How the new feature works When receiving a message from an unknown person, WhatsApp can now show additional information about them, including whether you shar…
A sanctioned Iranian tanker carrying about 500,000 barrels of liquefied petroleum gas slipped past the U.S. naval blockade and delivered its cargo to China, according to United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), which says it filmed the ship at a Malaysian anchorage along the way. Tanker laden with Iranian LPG transiting th…
Tengrinews.kz — A thread in the door, a piece of paper near the lock, or strange scratches: social media periodically buzzes with stories of suspicious markings allegedly left by burglars. But do criminals actually use such signs to target apartments for robbery? And should you worry if you find something similar near…
Sunday saw another vessel attacked in Persian Gulf regional waters. The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) reported that a ship was struck by two projectiles some 83 miles east of Ras al-Khafji, which is the Saudi town on the Kuwaiti border in the northern Persian Gulf. Significantly and unusually, this parti…
Tengrinews.kz — Candidates for maslikhat (local council) seats in Kazakhstan will receive government funding to present their election platforms in the media. The amount of support will range from 500,000 to 700,000 tenge, depending on the level of the maslikhat. This was announced by Mikhail Bortnik, a member of the …
Tengrinews.kz — Information about the evacuation of visitors from Dostyk Plaza shopping mall in Almaty has appeared on social media. The mall administration warned of possible temporary restrictions on entry and vehicle access. What happened On November 2, reports began circulating on social media about the evacuation…
Norwegian car carrier giant Wallenius Wilhelmsen has secured a three-year shipping contract worth around $700m with a major Asian automaker, taking its newly announced contract wins to more than $1.7bn in the space of five days. The Oslo-listed group did not identify the customer but said the agreement builds on an ex…
Iraq has boosted its crude oil exports via the Turkish Mediterranean port Ceyhan to 500,000 barrels per day (bpd), as OPEC’s second-largest producer has started trucking Basrah crude to the pipeline system to the north. Iraq has hiked exports from Turkey to 500,000 bpd for the first time since pipeline operations resu…
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has been linked to another three LNG dual-fuel megamax containerships at China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), expanding its series at the CSSC-owned yard to 13 vessels. Shipbroking sources place the latest 21,700 teu newbuildings at around $210m apiece, valuing the additional…
The United States has discussed with Russia the possibility of restoring natural gas flows to Europe via pipelines running through Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing unnamed sources involved in the talks. The idea came from President Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff and was floated dur…
Tensions in the Middle East are escalating again as a tanker was reported on fire after explosive devices were attached to its hull while the vessel was attempting to transit outbound in the Strait of Hormuz. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which is affiliated with the Royal Navy, said in a warning notice th…
Soaring tanker freight rates are taking an increasingly heavy toll on the world’s oil majors, with the latest quarterly results revealing billions of dollars in additional shipping-related liabilities, squeezed refining margins and losses on trading positions. Shell has disclosed a $5.4bn non-cash increase in its ship…
Tengrinews.kz — An attempt to illegally smuggle nearly three kilograms of gold worth more than 227 million tenge out of Kazakhstan was stopped at Shymkent Airport. The precious metal was found in the luggage of foreign nationals, according to the Main Transport Prosecutor’s Office. How they tried to smuggle out the go…
A Malta-flagged tanker called the Agioi Fanendes left the Russian port of Primorsk on Oct. 22 carrying nearly 40,000 metric tons of ultra-low-sulfur diesel, and ship-tracking data has it arriving at the Port of New York and New Jersey on Nov. 7, four days after the midterm elections. Nobody has publicly said who bough…
Tengrinews.kz — Kazakhstani citizens have recently reported a surge in suspicious calls from individuals posing as medical staff from clinics and hospitals requesting biometric identification. A Tengrinews correspondent investigated how to protect yourself from potential scammers. What the Ministry of Health says abou…