Nigeria’s builder-in-chief
A friend of the president is racking up infrastructure contracts
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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Aug. 6, 2026
Great Abidjan sets operational record at Port of Tema
Great Abidjan completed a record-breaking call at the Port of Tema on 2 August. According to Grimaldi Group, the call set a new operational benchmark for its Deep Sea East Asia–South Africa–West…
Data center demand offers forwarders value-added services beyond air freight
While the AI equipment boom competes with e-commerce for air freight capacity out of Asia, the fast-growing tech shipments offer better yields and more opportunities for logistics providers.
Explosive drone discovered near Ukrainian An-124 Ruslan at German airport
German authorities have launched a counterterrorism investigation after a drone carrying an explosive device was discovered near Ukrainian cargo aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport, one of Europe’s…
Reopening: Strait of Hormuz awaits Iran-Oman agreement
Iran is tightly managing vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, but says a deal with Oman to re-open the crude oil chokepoint could be near. The post Reopening: Strait of Hormuz awaits…
How two chokepoints became one system
As shipping operations in Red Sea and Hormuz facing prolonged disruptions, Container News is trying to decipher the potential convergence of both into one system. The post How two chokepoints became…