AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoShipping: A tanker carrying 40,000 tonnes of Russian diesel stopped off the U.S. East Coast after political and legal objections to its arrival. The U.S. energy secretary said the cargo could be sold at another port. Aviation: Iraq barred Iran’s national soccer team’s plane from landing in Basra, citing the risk of violating U.S. sanctions; the team continued by road. Oman Air and Indonesia’s GMF AeroAsia launched Oman’s first aircraft maintenance joint venture, aiming to serve regional and international carriers. Infrastructure: Malaysia called for resilient telecom links at ports, railways and highways, warning outages could disrupt supply chains. Algeria reviewed preparations for a 495-kilometre railway, while Uganda proposed a regional shipping line to cut transport costs. Safety: A train collision in Egypt killed seven and injured 112, renewing calls to overhaul the rail network. A major highway pile-up in Bulgaria also caused multiple deaths.
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