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Maersk unveils new Finland-Sweden freight link

Şanlıurfa light rail construction contract awarded

TURKEY: Şanlıurfa municipality has let a contract to construct the first phase of the city’s future light rail system to a consortium of Sigma İnşaat, Emreray Enerji and Vestan İnşaat. The consortium submitted a winning bid of TL3.39bn, the lowest of seven bids received. Phase 1 involves construction of a 14 km north-…

OMV Petrom chief to exit as Neptun Deep nears first gas

Romanian oil and gas producer OMV Petrom is preparing for a leadership change as chief executive Christina Verchere has announced she will not seek another term, with her departure set to occur around the planned startup of the company’s flagship Neptun Deep gas development in the Black Sea. Verchere, who has led the …

Wallenius Wilhelmsen adds $700m Asian carmaker deal to contract haul

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…

AI models smarter than brightest scientists: OpenAI's Altman

Advanced artificial intelligence models have developed to become smarter than the brightest scientists, while being capable of performing significant portions of white-collar work,...

Iraq's Oil Exports via Turkey Surge to 500,000 Bpd

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…

MSC adds three more megamaxes at Waigaoqiao

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…

New seafarers’ federation launched in India

A new federation bringing together Indian seafarer unions, welfare organisations and maritime charities has been established in Chennai with plans to coordinate action on crew abandonment, unpaid wages and seafarer safety. The International Transport Employees Federation (ITEF) was formed on October 31 following a mee…

U.S. Pushes to Restore Russian Gas Flows to Europe

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…

World eroded its energy supply buffers since Iran war: ADNOC CEO

The world has eroded its supply buffers ​by depleting nearly 1 billion barrels of oil from global inventories since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran disrupted shipping through the Stra...

Iran announces goods exports through Kermanshah Province customs

IOI outlines new areas for cooperation with Turkmenistan on Caspian Sea (Exclusive)

Azerbaijan Customs Committee allocates $68,100 for financial consulting

Uzbekistan, 11 countries eye 2027 rail freight tariffs at Tariff Conference

Uzbekistan’s regional loan portfolio reaches $30.17B, accounting for 54.9%

Brent Hits $117 as Tanker Catches Fire in Strait of Hormuz

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…

Kazakhstan plans to commission Bakhty-Ayagoz railway line in 2027

Oil majors count the cost of runaway tanker rates

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…

European Parliament delegation visits Kazakhstan's Kuryk port

EBRD interested in sustainable transport linked to Middle Corridor - Tea Melikadze (Interview)

Trump's Russian Diesel Is a Legal Hot Potato With a Five-Year Fuse

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…

U.S. Pushes Nuclear Energy Expansion in Central Asia and Caucasus

The United States is making a fresh push to promote the use of American nuclear energy technology in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Shawna J. Wilson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Security Programs, traveled to both regions recently for meetings with Armenian and Kazakh officials that explored ways to advanc…

The CCS Project That Passed Every Test Except the Investment Test

Heidelberg Materials’ proposed carbon capture project in Edmonton appeared to contain almost every ingredient policymakers say a successful CCS development needs. It targeted cement, a hard-to-abate industry where most emissions come from the chemistry of producing clinker rather than simply burning fuel. A pilot conf…

Uzbekistan, Huawei discuss railway digitalization, traffic management

SFL adds $365m newbuild trio with $333m in charter cover

John Fredriksen-backed SFL Corporation has agreed to acquire three newbuildings for around $365m, securing long-term employment that will add at least $333m to its charter backlog. The New York-listed shipowner said the latest investment covers two 8,800 teu containerships scheduled for delivery in 2027 and a 93,000 c…

Korean carrier Namsung returns to China for larger boxships

South Korea’s Namsung Shipping has been linked to another containership order in China, with brokers reporting a deal for two firm 7,100 teu vessels at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC), plus options for another pair. Shipbroking sources said the CSSC-owned yard had secured the contract, with deliveries …

India greenlights $1bn drive to break China’s container manufacturing dominance

India has approved a INR100bn ($1.05bn) programme to massively expand domestic shipping container manufacturing, targeting a tenfold increase in annual capacity as New Delhi seeks to challenge China’s near-monopoly over the industry. The country’s cabinet approved the Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme yesterday…

Pakistan, Turkmenistan discuss transit trade deal and transport corridors

Boluda strikes deal to acquire Samskip

Spanish shipping group Boluda has agreed to acquire Netherlands-headquartered multimodal operator Samskip, bringing together two major European shortsea businesses in a deal spanning 32 vessels and 18 routes. Boluda Shipping said the acquisition would combine its container shipping network with Samskip’s northern Euro…

Maritime CEO Forum: Tanker owners see more upside

Tanker owners remain broadly bullish on the extraordinary freight market despite soaring asset prices, an ageing fleet and mounting geopolitical risks. Speaking at the Maritime CEO Forum at the Yacht Club de Monaco on Tuesday, leading tanker executives debated the warning signs that could signal an end to the boom, th…