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A round-up of the top maritime and shipping stories in October on the Seatrade Maritime Podcast
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A round-up of the top maritime and shipping stories in October on the Seatrade Maritime Podcast
Uzbekistan introduces changes to customs fees, pension services, LPG supplies, public security, business prepayments and mobile advertising from 1 November.
With ETCS being rolled out on several suburban networks, Australia has adopted it as the technology pathway for national interoperability in widely differing applications. A regulatory structure has been agreed, while the use of common standards is expected to reduce the need for compatibility testing, as Frank Heibel…
Shenzhen Metro Group has emerged over recent years as an increasingly active player in the development of metro, light rail and suburban projects across a swathe of emerging markets, from Algeria to Vietnam, as Benjámin Zelki explains. Embracing the expansionist ideals of China’s Belt & Road initiative, Shenzhen Metro…
Rail freight transportation between Kazakhstan and member states of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) has increased by 10%, approaching 40 million tons, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.
Oil prices rose on Friday, putting them on track for a fourth consecutive monthly gain as traders anticipated a possible escalation in the US-Iran conflict following the US midterm elections. An attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz has further underscored the risks to global supplies posed by the war.
Uzbekistan’s airports handled 12.66 million passengers in January-September 2026, up 13% year on year, while cargo and mail volumes rose 27%.
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…
Azerbaijan and Georgia have signed a series of bilateral agreements to strengthen economic cooperation, streamline customs procedures and improve coordination in agriculture and food safety.
CHINA: The Nanchang metro’s maintenance department has developed an adapter to simplify the replacement of different brands and models of emergency lighting equipment used to help evacuate passengers in the case of a power failure. The operator said stations opened at different times often use different customised lig…
Azerbaijan offers a striking blend of ancient history, modern architecture and extraordinary natural landscapes. Its capital, Baku, sits on the shores of the Caspian Sea, where historic streets and centuries-old landmarks stand alongside cutting-edge architecture.
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…
Russia, the world’s largest wheat exporter, has turned to an Arctic shipping route used during World War II to export grain for the first time, as the conflict in Ukraine disrupts Black Sea trade.
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…
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…
SPAIN: A serious failure of communications is at the heart of early investigations into the fatal collision between two high speed trains at Urda near Toledo on October 28. Mike Bent analyses how the tragedy unfolded. The 07.53 Madrid Atocha to Sevilla RENFE Viajeros AVE service, operated by Siemens Mobility Velaro tr…
A Russian drone attack struck a railway station platform in Dnipro, in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, killing 13 people and injuring many others.
Uzbekistan has established a logistics hub in Poland to streamline deliveries of Uzbek products to Europe and expand access to major retail networks across Central and Eastern Europe.
Ship traffic through Bosphorus Strait in Türkiye's Istanbul city has resumed after a technical failure aboard the cargo vessel Alisuvar Mammadov was resolved.
TURKEY: Infrastructure investment agency AYGM has called tenders for the modernisation, resignalling and electrification of the 825 km double-track main line between Divriği and the border with Georgia. This constitutes the eastern half of Turkey’s section of the Middle Corridor. Work on upgrading and electrifying the…
Pegasus Airlines and Uzbekistan Airports are discussing flights from Istanbul to Karshi and Nukus as the carrier prepares to launch three other routes.
The tanker billed as the first to carry Russian diesel to the United States under Donald Trump’s deal with Vladimir Putin has dropped New York as its destination. The Malta-flagged Agioi Fanendes left Primorsk on October 22 with about 40,000 metric tons of ultra-low-sulfur diesel, due in New York on November 7. Lloyd’…
Russia is giving China a huge discount on natural gas purchases, underscoring the Kremlin’s fiscal dependency on Beijing. The Moscow Times (MT), citing Russian Duma documentation, shows that China will pay an average of approximately $248 per thousand cubic meters of pipeline gas in 2026, compared with $562 for Gazpro…
Uzbekistan has proposed free luggage storage for ticket holders and at least one hour of free Wi-Fi at major airports, railway stations and bus terminals from July 2027.
Kazakhstan has a historic opportunity to become a leading logistics hub in Eurasia as vulnerabilities in maritime routes increase the strategic importance of land corridors, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said Wednesday.
Kazakhstan will require international freight carriers to pay a refundable 86,500-tenge deposit when booking electronic queues at three border crossings with Uzbekistan from 9 November 2026.
AZERBAIJAN: National railway ADY has signed a contract for China’s CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive to supply four electric inter-city trainsets to support its efforts to modernise the fleet and expand rail connections across the country. The agreement was signed on October 27 by ADY Chairman Rovshan Rustamov and Wang Qiaolin,…
The United States will require all international air passengers, including transit travellers, to declare they have not visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the previous 21 days.
An oil price of $130 per barrel could be one of the scenarios of Iran’s economic planners preparing the budget for the next Iranian year starting March 2027, according to Iranian media. It is not clear yet what baseline Iranian economists will use in next year’s budget, but the Plan and Budget Organization may include…
Surging tanker rates amid the oil and shipping crisis helped Saudi Arabia’s shipping giant Bahri post a tenfold jump in net profit for the third quarter from a year earlier. Bahri booked a net profit of $1.36 billion (5.1 billion Saudi riyals) for the third quarter, ten times higher than the profit of $137 million (51…