AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoTrade & Logistics Corridors: A USIP-led delegation of farmers and agriculture leaders visited Morocco’s Casablanca and Tanger Med ports to tighten agricultural trade links and logistics connections between America, Africa and Europe. Energy Supply Chains: Oil importers are rerouting as Hormuz risks and Iran tensions disrupt tanker flows, pushing a more dispersed (and longer) network of trade routes. Rail Investment: Canada will spend $4.7B on new VIA Rail trains in Ontario, aiming to shift production away from the U.S. Cybersecurity for Freight Tech: Virtualizor disclosed a BGP hijack that redirected Linux update traffic and enabled a malicious update package, urging operators to run checks. Autonomous Mobility: Uber launched London’s first robotaxi minicab service with a required human safety driver, while unions warned of major job disruption. Port & Shipping Moves: DHL Global Forwarding acquired Uruguay’s Aero Cargas to establish its first direct operation in the country. Cross-border Policy Pressure: Canada-U.S. trade war uncertainty is hitting mission businesses hard, with exporters describing planning paralysis and major revenue losses. Maritime Safety: Northern Cyprus ferry capsizing probe continues as suspects return to court and the search for missing passengers goes into a fifth day.
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