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Tariffs Throw Global Freight Into Disarray

LONDON, August 20, 2025 — Ships are still sailing, containers are still moving, but the patterns are broken. New trade tariffs imposed this summer have forced freight companies to redraw their maps almost overnight. In the U.S., cargo that used to head straight to Los Angeles is now landing in Mexico...

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DP World Reports 20% Revenue Jump in First Half of 2025

DUBAI, August 20, 2025 — Cranes keep swinging, ships keep docking, and the numbers show it. DP World has posted a 20 percent surge in revenue for the first six months of 2025, taking the port operator’s income to more than $11.2 billion. Executives point to steady growth in container volumes,...

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JD.com Bets on Dubai With New Mega-Warehouse

DUBAI, August 20, 2025 — The doors slid open this week on a 10,000-square-meter warehouse in Jebel Ali. Inside, robots hum along the aisles, and workers in red vests sort packages bound for Riyadh, Cairo, and beyond. This is JD.com’s latest play to grab a bigger share of the Middle...

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Before Dawn at Al Maktoum: Freighters In, Silence Out

Dubai, Aug. 15, 2025 — Warm air even before sunrise. The ramp lights cut narrow cones across the tarmac. A freighter rolls to a standstill and the ground crew is already moving—hands up, palms flat, a small choreography under the engines’ fading whine. Reefer pallets first. You can smell the cold...

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Cold Storage Boost at JKIA as Export Season Peaks

Nairobi, Aug. 15, 2025 — Cold air rolls out when the doors lift. The kind that smells faintly of damp cardboard and cut stems. Workers pull on gloves, move fast — crates of roses, boxes of beans. This morning the space feels bigger. It is. Storage doubled this week. No ribbon-cutting,...

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