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Business

Malaysia Launches Maharani Freeport; Ambitiously Targets Global Oil Trade

Linh Nguyen - December 1, 2025

MUAR, Malaysia | November 29, 2025 — Maharani Freeport, Malaysia’s first duty-exempted energy freeport, was officially inaugurated on November 29, 2025, by His Majesty...

Cuba

Dominican Republic Maintains Heightened Health Controls at Ports

Carlos Martinez - December 1, 2025

Authorities Strengthen Surveillance and Inter-Agency Coordination. Vector Control Intensified in and Around Port Facilities. Shipboard Inspections Target Sanitary and Mosquito Risks. With dengue cases still on the...

Brazil

Peru seeks to compete in international markets through Private Special Economic Zones

Emily Carter - December 1, 2025

/Agencia Andina Peru seeks to compete in international markets through Private Special Economic Zones (Zeep), which upon their implementation would strengthen the development...

Brazil

GEODIS Expands Its South American Network

Priya Anika Rajan - December 1, 2025

GEODIS has strengthened its air freight presence in South America through a newly signed interline agreement with Atlas Air and mas, a partnership designed...

Maritime

Senegal: They assure that external explosions caused water to enter the oil tanker’s engine room

Sophie Becker - December 1, 2025

/Reuters Agency A Turkish-owned oil tanker damaged near the coast of Senegal is believed to have been hit by four external explosions, but there...

Barbados

Algeciras shares its experience as an energy hub with Caribbean investors

Alexa Laguna - December 1, 2025

The port of Algeciras has recently received a large business and institutional delegation from Guyana, Barbados, and Antigua and Barbuda, which, guided by the...

Marine

TFG Marine to Relaunch Trinidad and Tobago Physical Bunker Supply

Carlos Nieves - December 1, 2025

Global marine fuel supplier and trading firm TFG Marine has relaunched physical supply off Trinidad and Tobago. The firm has recommenced the supply of VLSFO...

China

Trump’s Venezuela tactics draw ire from Congress

Carlos Nieves - December 1, 2025

Washington, 1 December (Argus) — US president Donald Trump’s heavy-handed approach to Venezuela has drawn a rare bipartisan rebuke from Congress — even before...

Australia

IMO picks Council members but Net Zero Framework hiatus raises red flag for potential fragmentation of shipping decarbonization

Linh Nguyen - December 1, 2025

The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating and improving international shipping, has elected...

Bahamas